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July - 1 
A bullet-riddled dead body of a man, identified as Imran, was found near from Dua Hotel within the remits of Kalri Police Station.
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A bullet-riddled dead body of a man, identified as Imran, was found near from Dua Hotel within the remits of Kalri Police Station.
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July - 1 
A Dead body of a man, identified as that of Imran alias Kawa, was found at Dee Silva Town within the remits of Shahreh-e-Noor Jahan Police Station. Police said he had been abducted before being killed.
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A Dead body of a man, identified as that of Imran alias Kawa, was found at Dee Silva Town within the remits of Shahreh-e-Noor Jahan Police Station. Police said he had been abducted before being killed.
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July - 1 
A dead body of a man, identified as that of Javed Khan, was found near a graveyard at Indus Plaza within the remits of Soharab Goth Police Station. Police said that the deceased was affiliated with a criminal group and unidentified assailants had fir
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A dead body of a man, identified as that of Javed Khan, was found near a graveyard at Indus Plaza within the remits of Soharab Goth Police Station. Police said that the deceased was affiliated with a criminal group and unidentified assailants had first abducted him and later dumped his body after shooting him multiple times.
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July - 1 
A rickshaw driver, identified as Zubair, was shot dead near Jona Masjid within the limits of Baghdadi Police Station.
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A rickshaw driver, identified as Zubair, was shot dead near Jona Masjid within the limits of Baghdadi Police Station.
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July - 1 
At least seven persons, including three Sunni Tehreek (ST) cadres, were shot dead in separate incidents of targeted killing in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 1, reported Daily Times.
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At least seven persons, including three Sunni Tehreek (ST) cadres, were shot dead in separate incidents of targeted killing in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 1, reported Daily Times.
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July - 1 
At least three labourers, identified as Noor Muhammad, Jabar and Gul Muhammad, were shot dead when unidentified armed militants opened fire them on July 1 in Khan Kot area of Naseerabad District, reports Daily Times.
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At least three labourers, identified as Noor Muhammad, Jabar and Gul Muhammad, were shot dead when unidentified armed militants opened fire them on July 1 in Khan Kot area of Naseerabad District, reports Daily Times.
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July - 1 
One ST cadre, identified as Junaid Sultan (22), was shot dead at One ST cadre, identified as Junaid Sultan (22), was shot dead at Sector 5-F in New Karachi area. Separately, a local leader of ST, identified as Farooq (35), was shot dead in Block-2 in
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One ST cadre, identified as Junaid Sultan (22), was shot dead at One ST cadre, identified as Junaid Sultan (22), was shot dead at Sector 5-F in New Karachi area. Separately, a local leader of ST, identified as Farooq (35), was shot dead in Block-2 in Baldia Town. . Separately, a local leader of ST, identified as Farooq (35), was shot dead in Block-2 in Baldia Town.
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July - 1 
Police recovered a dead body, identified as that of one Abdullah (27), from Dera Allayar Bypass in Jaffarabad District. According to details, the deceased belonged to Orangi Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.
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Police recovered a dead body, identified as that of one Abdullah (27), from Dera Allayar Bypass in Jaffarabad District. According to details, the deceased belonged to Orangi Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.
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July - 1 
Sindh Rangers spokesman said that Saqib alias Boxer, who was killed on June 28, 2013, had been involved in many serious crimes including killings, abduction-for-ransom and extortion, and the Rangers did not execute him as a specific target but he was
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Sindh Rangers spokesman said that Saqib alias Boxer, who was killed on June 28, 2013, had been involved in many serious crimes including killings, abduction-for-ransom and extortion, and the Rangers did not execute him as a specific target but he was killed as a result of exchange of fire during a search operation carried out in Nayabad neighbourhood of Lyari town, as a routine action to maintain law and order. The Rangers team was fired upon by the accused. “The Rangers returned the fire and as a result one of the accused was killed. He was later identified as Saqib alias Boxer,” he added.
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July - 1 
ST cadre, identified as Aslam Qadri, was shot dead at Sector 11-F in New Karachi area within the remits of New Karachi Police Station. A ST spokesman said that four ST cadres have been shot dead in separate incidents of targeted killing in last two d
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ST cadre, identified as Aslam Qadri, was shot dead at Sector 11-F in New Karachi area within the remits of New Karachi Police Station. A ST spokesman said that four ST cadres have been shot dead in separate incidents of targeted killing in last two days.
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The Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Munir A. Malik submitted before the Supreme Court on July 1 that the issue of missing persons is the legacy of dictatorial regimes and might take decades to be completely solved, reports Daily Times. Malik said
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The Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Munir A. Malik submitted before the Supreme Court on July 1 that the issue of missing persons is the legacy of dictatorial regimes and might take decades to be completely solved, reports Daily Times. Malik said that taking cue from the past it seems that investigation in the matters related to the forced disappearances was very difficult. He said that stories of internment centres’ detainees are true and there is a possibility that these people have been picked up on national security grounds. The AGP said that there would be no progress in this category of missing persons until legislation by parliament. He stated that the missing persons could be divided into four categories: Those about whose forced disappearance there is direct evidence. Those about whose disappearance there is circumstantial evidence. Then there are those about whose disappearance there is no clue or evidence. And lastly those who are missing for other reasons and do not fall in the category of forced disappearances. Justice Jawwad asked the top law officer when would the trial of internment centres’ detainees start, while Justice Khilji Arif Hussain questioned how long would these people be detained in internment centres. The AGP appeared before a three-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Jawwad S Khawaja in the missing persons’ case.
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July - 1 
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) openly came forward to justify acts of terrorism in provincial assembly on July 1 when one of its Ministers instead of condemning the suicide attack by militants in Peshawar tried to rationalise it. “Mr Speaker, sup
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The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) openly came forward to justify acts of terrorism in provincial assembly on July 1 when one of its Ministers instead of condemning the suicide attack by militants in Peshawar tried to rationalise it. “Mr Speaker, suppose if drone hits the residence of an MPA [Member of Provincial Assembly] in this House then what will be his reaction,” said Shah Farman, Minister for Public Health and Engineering, while taking the floor on a point of order in KP Assembly.
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July - 1 
Two Police constables were shot dead at Ring Road in the Pishtakhara Police Station jurisdiction of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on July 1, reports The Express Tribune. Police said that members of the Sp
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Two Police constables were shot dead at Ring Road in the Pishtakhara Police Station jurisdiction of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on July 1, reports The Express Tribune. Police said that members of the Special Police Forces Constable Osman and Constable Subhanullah were on duty on Ring Road when terrorists riding a motorcycle attacked them. Both died on the spot and the attackers also took their AK-47 rifles after the attack. A large number of Police personnel were sent to the area in a search operation but the perpetrators managed to escape
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July - 1 
Unidentified armed militants abducted a Section Officer of the Home Department, identified as Syed Manzoor Shah Bukhari, from Sariab Road in Quetta while he was heading towards Sariab Mill. No further report is available about the abducted person.
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Unidentified armed militants abducted a Section Officer of the Home Department, identified as Syed Manzoor Shah Bukhari, from Sariab Road in Quetta while he was heading towards Sariab Mill. No further report is available about the abducted person.
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July - 1 
Unidentified assailants opened fire in Lyari area, spreading panic among the residents of the locality, reports The News. According to reports, the armed assailants resorted to firing and roamed freely in Kalri, Mandra Muhalla, Ahmed Shah Bokhari Roa
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Unidentified assailants opened fire in Lyari area, spreading panic among the residents of the locality, reports The News. According to reports, the armed assailants resorted to firing and roamed freely in Kalri, Mandra Muhalla, Ahmed Shah Bokhari Road, Bihar Colony and other areas of the neighborhood with Police and Rangers missing.
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July - 2 
Former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, one of main accused in the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007, on July 2 failed to appear before an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), which took strong exception and ordered h
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Former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, one of main accused in the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007, on July 2 failed to appear before an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), which took strong exception and ordered his physical presence on July 9, 2013, reports The Hindu. Musharraf failed to appear before the court due to security reasons, officials said. According to court officials, the ATC in Rawalpindi fixed July 9 for next hearing and ordered the authorities to produce Musharraf.
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July - 2 
The Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) on July 2 accused the Government, Intelligence agencies and Khuzdar administration of harassing the people of Wadh town of Khuzdar District, report Dawn. The party appealed to the traders to observe a st
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The Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) on July 2 accused the Government, Intelligence agencies and Khuzdar administration of harassing the people of Wadh town of Khuzdar District, report Dawn. The party appealed to the traders to observe a strike on July 4, and requested the transporters not to bring to the roads their buses and coaches on July 5, to support the party’s blockade of the highways. Leaders and activists of the BNP staged a demonstration outside the press club in protest against the killing of three persons in Wadh area on June 29, 2013.
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July - 2 
A ‘commander’ of the Haqqani network and an al Qaeda operative were among the 17 persons killed in drone strike in Sirai Darpakhel area near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 2, reports The New
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A ‘commander’ of the Haqqani network and an al Qaeda operative were among the 17 persons killed in drone strike in Sirai Darpakhel area near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 2, reports The News. Sources said those killed in the strike included Mullah Akhtar Zadran, a ‘commander’ of the Haqqani network, and Abu Saif Al-Jazeri, an operative of Al Qaeda. Also killed in the strike are said to be two Punjabi militant ‘commanders’ — Rana Ashraf and Naveed Butt. The other 13 victims were ‘foot soldiers’, the sources added.
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July - 2 
A member of Tawheed ul Islam, a pro-government peace militia, was killed in a landmine blast in Zakhakhel Bazaar area of Khyber Agency. Khyber administration officials said the volunteers were on a routine patrol when two of them stepped over a landm
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A member of Tawheed ul Islam, a pro-government peace militia, was killed in a landmine blast in Zakhakhel Bazaar area of Khyber Agency. Khyber administration officials said the volunteers were on a routine patrol when two of them stepped over a landmine planted along a track. One volunteer was killed on the spot while the other received critical injuries.
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July - 2 
A resident of Agra Taj told Dawn that for the past three days, they had been made hostage by armed militants. He said there was such heavy firing in the area that his nephew, a tailor, could not travel even half a kilometre to reach his home
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A resident of Agra Taj told Dawn that for the past three days, they had been made hostage by armed militants. He said there was such heavy firing in the area that his nephew, a tailor, could not travel even half a kilometre to reach his home
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July - 2 
A woman was killed when an explosive device planted in a field went off in border area of Kitkoot. Local officials said the woman (40) was working in the fields when the blast occurred.
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A woman was killed when an explosive device planted in a field went off in border area of Kitkoot. Local officials said the woman (40) was working in the fields when the blast occurred.
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July - 2 
A woman, identified as Amna, was shot dead in Bihar Colony, the Chakiwara Police said. “Five more persons sustained bullet wounds in Mandra Para and other localities,” said the Chakiwara Police official. Militants also threw a hand grenade in the loc
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A woman, identified as Amna, was shot dead in Bihar Colony, the Chakiwara Police said. “Five more persons sustained bullet wounds in Mandra Para and other localities,” said the Chakiwara Police official. Militants also threw a hand grenade in the locality but so far no casualty has been reported.
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July - 2 
At least 17 suspected militants were killed and two others injured by a US drone which attacked a house in Sirai Darpakhel area near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 2, reports Dawn. Intellige
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At least 17 suspected militants were killed and two others injured by a US drone which attacked a house in Sirai Darpakhel area near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 2, reports Dawn. Intelligence sources confirmed the death toll, adding that a key militant leader had been targeted whose identity was not known as yet.
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July - 2 
At least six Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed and seven others injured when militants attacked the Kishan Ganga check-post near Frontier Region (FR), Jina Kor, in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP
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At least six Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed and seven others injured when militants attacked the Kishan Ganga check-post near Frontier Region (FR), Jina Kor, in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), in the night of July 2, reports Dawn. Moreover, Police confirmed the incident and said that militants also kidnapped two Security Force personnel.
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July - 2 
At least three people, including an activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), were shot dead in firing incidents in Lyari area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 2, reports Dawn. According to Police details, the firing was a resul
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At least three people, including an activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), were shot dead in firing incidents in Lyari area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 2, reports Dawn. According to Police details, the firing was a result of the failure of a ‘truce’ between the Kutchhi Rabita Committee (KRC) and the banned Peoples Amn Committee (PAC), recently arranged by officials of Law-Enforcement Agencies and District Administration. Armed militants resorted to firing into the air, mostly in the Kalri and Chakiwara areas, making the residents ‘hostage’ as both Police and Rangers were nowhere to be seen in the area. An activist of MQM, identified as Muhammad Shahzad (25), was shot dead and two others, identified as Shakeel Ahmed and Naseem Ahmed, were wounded at a bus stop near the Tooba mosque in Orangi Town, said the Iqbal Market Police
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July - 2 
Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Malik Baloch has assured the Shia Hazara community that his Government will fulfil its responsibility to protect their lives and property and eradicate terrorism, reports Dawn.
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Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Malik Baloch has assured the Shia Hazara community that his Government will fulfil its responsibility to protect their lives and property and eradicate terrorism, reports Dawn.
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July - 2 
In the same locality one person was also shot at and wounded in the firing
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In the same locality one person was also shot at and wounded in the firing
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July - 2 
One Usman Ghani (40) was shot dead when two groups resorted to firing near Naval Flats in Kalri area, said in-charge SHO of Kalri Wazir Muhammad. Ghani was affiliated with KRC.
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One Usman Ghani (40) was shot dead when two groups resorted to firing near Naval Flats in Kalri area, said in-charge SHO of Kalri Wazir Muhammad. Ghani was affiliated with KRC.
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July - 2 
Police recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition during various raids in different areas of the Hangu city (Hangu District) and arrested 31 proclaimed offenders wanted in various cases of heinous nature, reports Daily Times. District Police Officer
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Police recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition during various raids in different areas of the Hangu city (Hangu District) and arrested 31 proclaimed offenders wanted in various cases of heinous nature, reports Daily Times. District Police Officer (DPO) Sajjad Khan said the operations were conducted in Sarkanda, Bakto, Kando Kelly, Mero Bak Banda, Lakhti Banda, Spin Khawary, Warasta, Duaba and Thall areas that led to recovery of 35 Kalashnikovs, 27 rifles, 29 guns, 71 pistols, two HMG, seven RPGs, three hand grenades and 4322 cartridges from the possession of outlaws. During the cleanup operation, he said 31 proclaimed offenders, including five militants and 190 suspects, were arrested.
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July - 2 
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on July 2 said that he has directed the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA), including the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Intelligence Bureau (IB), to treat June 30 bombing in the Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on July 2 said that he has directed the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA), including the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Intelligence Bureau (IB), to treat June 30 bombing in the Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, as a test case and catch the culprits, reports Daily Times. He stated, “This (attacks) is neither acceptable for the provincial government nor for the federal government.” Assuring Balochistan CM Abdul Malik all possible support from the Federal Government, including the best Police officers in the country, Nawaz expressed his determination to combat terrorism. “If we keep fighting them in such a determined manner, we will manage to end terrorism”, the PM added.
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July - 2 
Security Forces (SFs) on July 2 claimed to have arrested another suspect in connection with the killing foreign tourists in Diamer District on June 23, 2013, reports Daily Times. His arrest came a day after another suspect, a worker of Water and Powe
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Security Forces (SFs) on July 2 claimed to have arrested another suspect in connection with the killing foreign tourists in Diamer District on June 23, 2013, reports Daily Times. His arrest came a day after another suspect, a worker of Water and Power Department, was arrested from Chilas town, the capital of Diamer. The suspect belongs to a 16-memebr terrorist gang allegedly involved in the Diamer attack. He was arrested while he was on duty. SFs have so far arrested three suspects and all are the locals.
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July - 2 
The number of reported civilian deaths caused by the CIA’s drone campaign in Pakistan is at an all-time low, The Express Tribune quoting a report by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) reported on July 3. According to the data mentioned in
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The number of reported civilian deaths caused by the CIA’s drone campaign in Pakistan is at an all-time low, The Express Tribune quoting a report by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) reported on July 3. According to the data mentioned in the report, the number of drone strikes conducted under Obama’s administration stands at 318, while the total number of strikes carried out since 2004 is 370. These hundreds of strikes in Pakistan’s tribal region killed at least 2,500 people, 400 of whom are said to be civilians. The report stated that around 200 children lost their lives in drone attacks. The campaign carried out with the help of unmanned aircraft left around 1,100 injured. There is said to be a steep decline in the number of US drone strikes in Pakistan; strikes are now at their lowest level since early 2008. The average number of people being killed in each drone strike has fallen sharply too, an analysis of the Bureau’s data shows. On average, four people now die in each attack – just a third of the rate in the first six months of 2010. TJIB data indicates that the highest casualties in the US drone war occur when the CIA carries out “signature strikes” – attacking groups of men judged to be behaving in a suspicious manner. TBIJ is a not for profit organisation based at City University in London.
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July - 2 
The return of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Mohammad Khwaja relief camp in Hangu (Hangu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) to Chaper Perozkhel area in Orakzai Agency was postponed at the eleventh hour on July 2 over threats of terr
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The return of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Mohammad Khwaja relief camp in Hangu (Hangu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) to Chaper Perozkhel area in Orakzai Agency was postponed at the eleventh hour on July 2 over threats of terrorist attacks, reports Dawn. FATA Disaster Management Authority had made preparations for the return of over 26,000 IDPs to Chaper Perozkhel area from Tuesday (July 2). The next date for the IDPs’ return will be announced later on, according to the relevant officials. The political administration and FDMA had joined hands for the rehabilitation of IDPs from the Mohammad Khwaja relief camp in Hangu to Chaper Perozkhel area in Orakzai Agency after the return of normalcy in the region. Officials said suspected militants had sneaked into Chaper Perozkhel area and therefore, acts of sabotage were imminent.
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July - 2 
Unidentified assailants shot dead a pro-government tribal elder at Badan area in Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency. Malik Gul Farosh Khan, a local peace committee member, was on his way home when he was ambushed at Badan area.
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a pro-government tribal elder at Badan area in Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency. Malik Gul Farosh Khan, a local peace committee member, was on his way home when he was ambushed at Badan area.
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July - 3 
Levies personnel defused a bomb and arrested two suspects in Dhadar area of Bolan District. The bomb had been planted on the railway track linking Quetta with other parts of the country.
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Levies personnel defused a bomb and arrested two suspects in Dhadar area of Bolan District. The bomb had been planted on the railway track linking Quetta with other parts of the country.
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July - 3 
A constable of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Police, identified as Mohammad Anwar, was shot dead in a targeted attack in SITE. The Police said that Mohammad Anwar along with his son was passing through the Habib Chowrangi area in a car
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A constable of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Police, identified as Mohammad Anwar, was shot dead in a targeted attack in SITE. The Police said that Mohammad Anwar along with his son was passing through the Habib Chowrangi area in a car when militants fired at him and sped away.
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July - 3 
A girl was shot dead in Kuchlak town near Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, reports Daily Times.
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A girl was shot dead in Kuchlak town near Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, reports Daily Times.
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July - 3 
A person, identified as Sabir Ali, was killed by unidentified assailants in Tali area of Sibi District, on July 3, reports The News.
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A person, identified as Sabir Ali, was killed by unidentified assailants in Tali area of Sibi District, on July 3, reports The News.
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July - 3 
A roadside blast planted on an under-construction road outside the residence of a Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Sohrab Sarki wounded four children in Jacobabad District, reports Daily Times.
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A roadside blast planted on an under-construction road outside the residence of a Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Sohrab Sarki wounded four children in Jacobabad District, reports Daily Times.
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July - 3 
A schoolteacher, identified as Asadullah (27), was shot dead near the Saddar parking plaza while he was passing through the area on a motorbike. Brigade Station House Officer (SHO) Javed Sikandar said that Asadullah used to teach Quran to students of
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A schoolteacher, identified as Asadullah (27), was shot dead near the Saddar parking plaza while he was passing through the area on a motorbike. Brigade Station House Officer (SHO) Javed Sikandar said that Asadullah used to teach Quran to students of Iqra School at Clifton Branch and hailed from Rahim Yar Khan District of Punjab.
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July - 3 
An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Awal Yasin (40), was shot dead in Orangi Town while was travelling in a rickshaw.
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An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Awal Yasin (40), was shot dead in Orangi Town while was travelling in a rickshaw.
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July - 3 
An unidentified dead body of young man was found outside a bank branch on Nawab Mohabat Khanji Road in Lea Market, said an official at the Baghdadi Police Station.
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An unidentified dead body of young man was found outside a bank branch on Nawab Mohabat Khanji Road in Lea Market, said an official at the Baghdadi Police Station.
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July - 3 
An unidentified man, said to be in his early 50s, was shot dead in Khuda ki Basti.
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An unidentified man, said to be in his early 50s, was shot dead in Khuda ki Basti.
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July - 3 
As a measure to beef up security in the wake of recent wave of terrorism in the country, the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Operations Lahore Muhammad Tahir Rai on July 3 said 30 percent additional force had been deployed for the security of judges a
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As a measure to beef up security in the wake of recent wave of terrorism in the country, the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Operations Lahore Muhammad Tahir Rai on July 3 said 30 percent additional force had been deployed for the security of judges and courts, including Lahore High Court, sessions courts and civil courts, reports Daily Times. Additional patrolling by Police would ensure the security of courts and judges, he added.
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July - 3 
At least three people, including a woman, identified as Zulekha Aslam (50), Abdul Latif (25) and Akhter Ahmed (50), were killed in an exchange of gunfire between two groups in Lyari and other old city areas of provincial capital Karachi (Karachi Dist
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At least three people, including a woman, identified as Zulekha Aslam (50), Abdul Latif (25) and Akhter Ahmed (50), were killed in an exchange of gunfire between two groups in Lyari and other old city areas of provincial capital Karachi (Karachi District) on July, reports Dawn.
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July - 3 
Bomb disposal squad (BDS) personnel defused a bomb while another explosive device went off near a hujra (guest house) in a Chota Lahor tehsil (revenue unit) in Swabi District, reports Dawn. Chota Lahor City Police officials said the bombs were plante
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Bomb disposal squad (BDS) personnel defused a bomb while another explosive device went off near a hujra (guest house) in a Chota Lahor tehsil (revenue unit) in Swabi District, reports Dawn. Chota Lahor City Police officials said the bombs were planted near the house and hujra of one Sajjad Khan in Sheikh Dheri village. “One of the bombs went off while the other remained unexploded. The blast created panic among the people who informed the police immediately afterwards,” said the officials.
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July - 3 
Dead body of a man, identified as that of Ghulam Hussain (50), was found in a ground near Indus Plaza.
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Dead body of a man, identified as that of Ghulam Hussain (50), was found in a ground near Indus Plaza.
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July - 3 
Death toll of the Hazara Town (Quetta) suicide blast on June 30 has risen to 31 after another injured woman succumbed to her injuries at a hospital.
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Death toll of the Hazara Town (Quetta) suicide blast on June 30 has risen to 31 after another injured woman succumbed to her injuries at a hospital.
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July - 3 
Government on July 3 rejected remarks from the Afghan Army ‘chief’ Sher Mohammad Karimi that Pakistan 'controls' the Taliban, reports Dawn. “The allegations that Pakistan 'controls' the Taliban and has 'unleashed' them on Afghanistan have no basis. W
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Government on July 3 rejected remarks from the Afghan Army ‘chief’ Sher Mohammad Karimi that Pakistan 'controls' the Taliban, reports Dawn. “The allegations that Pakistan 'controls' the Taliban and has 'unleashed' them on Afghanistan have no basis. We reject them categorically,” the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan said in a statement. “Pakistan has exercised extreme restraint in the face of highly provocative language used by the Afghan civil and military officials over the last few months, not to mention some totally fabricated accusations,” Islamabad said. Karimi accused Pakistan of closing down madrassa schools that serve as incubators of extremism and as a result had “unleashed” the Taliban on Afghanistan today. He said “the Taliban are under their control” and Pakistan could do far more to promote a nascent peace process. He claimed that Pakistan could end the 12-year conflict in Afghanistan within weeks if it was really committed to peace.
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July - 3 
Police arrested six suspected militants from a hospital in the Zarghoon Road area of Quetta, reports Dawn. Those arrested included two injured men who were under treatment at the hospital. Sources said that Police and personnel of the Anti-Terrorism
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Police arrested six suspected militants from a hospital in the Zarghoon Road area of Quetta, reports Dawn. Those arrested included two injured men who were under treatment at the hospital. Sources said that Police and personnel of the Anti-Terrorism Force raided the private hospital on a tip-off and arrested the suspects.
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July - 3 
security administration sat with leaders of the ruling party to resolve the crisis and find out ways for peace in Karachi. Though the authorities and leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) were reluctant to confirm the meeting, sources close to
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security administration sat with leaders of the ruling party to resolve the crisis and find out ways for peace in Karachi. Though the authorities and leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) were reluctant to confirm the meeting, sources close to the recent development said PPP Karachi division President Abdul Qadir Patel with other senior members of the party met senior Police and Rangers officers at the Central Police Office.
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July - 3 
The Frontier Corps (FC) seized a huge cache of weapons and arrested two militants from the Kuchlak area, reports Daily Times.
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The Frontier Corps (FC) seized a huge cache of weapons and arrested two militants from the Kuchlak area, reports Daily Times.
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July - 3 
The Peshawar High Court was informed that the Federal Government had released PKR 500,000 for payment of compensation to an old woman, whose only son was allegedly picked up by intelligence agencies being killed and dumped by the Peshawar-Islamabad M
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The Peshawar High Court was informed that the Federal Government had released PKR 500,000 for payment of compensation to an old woman, whose only son was allegedly picked up by intelligence agencies being killed and dumped by the Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway. Deputy Attorney General Mohammad Iqbal Mohmand told a bench comprising Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and Justice Qaiser Rasheed that the Federal Finance Division had released the amount of compensation and the cheque would be issued by Accountant General Pakistan Revenue (AGPR) in the next few days. In the meantime, the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and its coalition partners backtracked on their statements to table a resolution in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly against the US drone strikes in tribal areas as the budget session was prorogued. PTI and its allies, including Jamaat-i-Islami, Qaumi Watan Party and Awami Jamhoori Ittehad Pakistan, had submitted a joint resolution against the drone attacks to the assembly secretariat before the start of the budget session. The resolution stated that drone strikes inside Pakistan territory were in violation of sovereignty of the country, international law and demanded of the Federal Government to take necessary measures to halt these attacks and those civilians were killed in those strikes.
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July - 3 
The SITE-A Police SHO Tufail Ahmed claimed to have detained four extortionists identified as Mohammad Ahmed, Abdul Qadir, Samdam and Amirullah who had come to extort money from a factory owner at Bhawani Chali
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The SITE-A Police SHO Tufail Ahmed claimed to have detained four extortionists identified as Mohammad Ahmed, Abdul Qadir, Samdam and Amirullah who had come to extort money from a factory owner at Bhawani Chali
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July - 3 
The United State (US) Government has requested USD 1.16 billion for aid to Pakistan in the 2014 financial year — almost half of the USD 2.6 billion it spent in 2012 and a quarter of the USD 4.5 billion it spent in 2010, says a report released on July
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The United State (US) Government has requested USD 1.16 billion for aid to Pakistan in the 2014 financial year — almost half of the USD 2.6 billion it spent in 2012 and a quarter of the USD 4.5 billion it spent in 2010, says a report released on July 3, reports Dawn. The military aid also goes down to USD 397 million from over USD 1.2 billion in 2010. The cuts, however, may not have a major impact on the Pakistani economy as the country received an estimated USD 12.8 billion from July 2012 to May 2013. The Obama administration is also seeking USD 765.7 million (and USD 252.2 million in Overseas Contingency Operations funds) within the Economic Support Fund (ESF) for energy assistance, economic growth and agriculture, education, health, and cross-cutting issues such as supporting gender equality, human rights, better governance, and political participation. In the Foreign Military Financing, USD 300 million for Pakistan would enhance the counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism capabilities of its Security Forces, and would encourage US-Pakistan military-to-military engagement, the report said. The Obama administration has also requested USD 17.87 Million under non-proliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programmes to provide training to build Pakistan’s capacity to detect, deter, and respond to terrorist threats and improve border security.
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July - 3 
Two suspected extortionists, identified as Shahid alias Cheena and Nazeer alias Khan were killed in an encounter in Pirabad area. The Police received a tip-off that four extortionists were to visit the Pakhtun Bazaar near Banaras to collect extortion
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Two suspected extortionists, identified as Shahid alias Cheena and Nazeer alias Khan were killed in an encounter in Pirabad area. The Police received a tip-off that four extortionists were to visit the Pakhtun Bazaar near Banaras to collect extortion money from shopkeepers, said Orangi Superintendent of Police (SP) Chaudhry Asad Ali, adding, a Police party in a van posted in the area caught the suspects, who fired at the Police. The Police returned fire, killing two suspects but their two accomplices, who were wounded in the shootout, escaped, said the SP. Their escaped accomplices were stated to be Iqbal alias Bala and Wahid alias Ponday. Police recovered two TT pistols from the possession of the dead.
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July - 3 
Unidentified assailants opened fire on two anti-polio workers in Badarshi area in the Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 3, reports The News. Constable Roohullah reported to the Cantonment Police Station that the Frontier Constabulary (F
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Unidentified assailants opened fire on two anti-polio workers in Badarshi area in the Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 3, reports The News. Constable Roohullah reported to the Cantonment Police Station that the Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel, Abdullah was assigned duty with a polio team, comprising two female workers, Najma Bibi and Naila Bibi. He said that he along with the workers was busy in the campaign in Mohallah Nadimabad when unidentified assailants opened fire on them. He said that he also returned the fire but the accused managed to escape. However, the two women workers remained unhurt in the firing incident.
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July - 4 
The Supreme Court on July 4 hinted at constituting a commission of civil society members, including Defence for Human Rights (DHR) Chairperson Amina Masood Janjua, for visits of internment centres where missing persons are being held, to examine the
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The Supreme Court on July 4 hinted at constituting a commission of civil society members, including Defence for Human Rights (DHR) Chairperson Amina Masood Janjua, for visits of internment centres where missing persons are being held, to examine their condition, reports Daily Times. Heading the three-member bench of the apex court, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja on July 4 observed that the court was awaiting Government’s action over the internment centres, but it would also form a commission for visit of every internment centre. The court made it clear that a simple denial by the spy agencies about the custody of missing persons would not be acceptable. Justice Jawwad said that those days are gone when the courts had accepted the denial of spy agencies about the custody of disappeared persons. The court has been expressing disappointment during daily proceedings in the missing persons’ cases that the victims’ families are being denied meeting with them in internment centres despite the orders of the court as well as the commission. In March 2013, the Federal Government had admitted before the Supreme Court that 700 suspected terrorists were in its custody under internment regulations known as Action in Aid of Civil Power Regulations 2011. These internment centres are located in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA).
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July - 4 
Anjuman-e-Tajiran President Saleem Hussain Vohra and office-bearers of other trade bodies from across the District expressed grave concern over the rising wave of street crime and extortion in the commercial areas of Hyderabad District, warning that
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Anjuman-e-Tajiran President Saleem Hussain Vohra and office-bearers of other trade bodies from across the District expressed grave concern over the rising wave of street crime and extortion in the commercial areas of Hyderabad District, warning that they will take to the streets if their long-standing demand for better policing remains unmet, reported Dawn. They further warned the Police that if street crimes such as muggings and robberies in commercial areas including cloth market, Anaj Mandi, Latifabad No 8, Gul Centre, Chandni, Market Tower and Qasimabad were not controlled within three days, they would together with other stakeholders formulate a strategy by themselves which might include protest demonstrations, sit-ins and strikes.
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July - 4 
At least five Security Force personnel were killed and three others injured in a suicide attack on Bowia check post in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 4, reports Daily Times. According to the security off
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At least five Security Force personnel were killed and three others injured in a suicide attack on Bowia check post in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 4, reports Daily Times. According to the security officials, the suicide bomber crashed an explosive-laden vehicle into the security check post leaving five security officials dead.
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July - 4 
Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on July 4 that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is taking action against former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf in treason case under Article 6 of the Constitution, reported Th
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Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on July 4 that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is taking action against former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf in treason case under Article 6 of the Constitution, reported The News. The Interior Minister said he would keep the media informed about any progress made in this regard.
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July - 4 
Four persons, including three women, sustained injuries when the rockets fired by militants from Kunar province of Afghanistan hit a house in Kaga village in the Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) in the Bajaur Agency, reports The News. The injured were id
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Four persons, including three women, sustained injuries when the rockets fired by militants from Kunar province of Afghanistan hit a house in Kaga village in the Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) in the Bajaur Agency, reports The News. The injured were identified as Muhammad, Zarfari Bibi, Yasin Bibi and Ruqiya Bibi.
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July - 4 
Government Primary School for Girls in Sirki Kot area of Wana in South Waziristan Agency was blown up by unidentified militants at 3.30am. Explosive devices had been planted in the verandah of the school.
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Government Primary School for Girls in Sirki Kot area of Wana in South Waziristan Agency was blown up by unidentified militants at 3.30am. Explosive devices had been planted in the verandah of the school.
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July - 4 
Pakistan’s new Government has ended a moratorium on executions, an official said on July 4, reports Daily Times. “The new government has decided to deal with all cases of execution on merit,” said Interior Ministry spokesman Umer Hameed, adding, “The
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Pakistan’s new Government has ended a moratorium on executions, an official said on July 4, reports Daily Times. “The new government has decided to deal with all cases of execution on merit,” said Interior Ministry spokesman Umer Hameed, adding, “The Government has given clear instructions to see all such cases on a case-by-case basis and there will be no general amnesty for the convicts waiting for execution”. The Interior Ministry spokesman further said that up to 450 convicts are awaiting execution and their cases will be examined. The Government will show sympathy towards convicts who fall into a “special category” such as women and the elderly, he added. Under the previous Government led by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), no one except a soldier convicted by court martial was put to death since 2008. A Presidential order imposing a moratorium on the death penalty, issued in 2008, expired on June 30, 2013. In Pakistan, all executions must be approved by the President.
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July - 4 
scores of suspects were arrested as the Police and Security Forces’ joint search and clean-up operation in Frontier Region (FR) Peshawar entered its second consecutive day, reports The Express Tribune. SFs have imposed a curfew in Sambi Khel area of
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scores of suspects were arrested as the Police and Security Forces’ joint search and clean-up operation in Frontier Region (FR) Peshawar entered its second consecutive day, reports The Express Tribune. SFs have imposed a curfew in Sambi Khel area of FR Peshawar and no one is allowed to leave their homes. A local elder, requesting anonymity, said: “They have surrounded Sambi Khel village, which is a hub for militants in the area.” He said all exit and entry points into FR Peshawar have been blocked and over four dozen people had been arrested during the two-day operation. “The militants have disappeared into the mountainous area and there is almost no resistance on their part,” the elder claimed. Heavy contingents of Police remained deployed along the border between Peshawar and FR Peshawar while the local Adezai Peace Militia also provided assistance. The operation began early July 4-morning with hundreds of troops along with helicopter gunships and heavy police contingents entering Sambi Khel area from Matani. Later in the day, a gunfight erupted between two militants and both Army and Police personnel. The militants and Matani Police Assistant Sub-Inspector Daud Khan were killed in the shoot-out, while Frontier Constabulary Constable Shah Zeb sustained injuries. The operation was launched a day after a Frontier Constabulary check post was attacked on the border of the provincial capital and FR Peshawar. The attack killed six FC men and injured seven.
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July - 4 
The Gilgit Baltistan Police on July 4 claimed that they have arrested yet another accused, believed to be involved in the killing of 10 foreign tourists and their Pakistani cook at Nanga Parbat base camp in Bonar area of Diamer District region of Pak
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The Gilgit Baltistan Police on July 4 claimed that they have arrested yet another accused, believed to be involved in the killing of 10 foreign tourists and their Pakistani cook at Nanga Parbat base camp in Bonar area of Diamer District region of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on June, The Express Tribune reports. “The total number of the accused arrested so far is three,” said Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police Ali Sher on July 4. The arrested individuals have been identified as Shafiq, Abdul Malik and Omar, arrested from Chilas, the headquarters of Diamer valley in Diamer District. “They are being investigated by a special investigation team,” the DIG added. As reported earlier, Inspector General of Police, Gilgit Baltistan, Usman Zakria on June 26 had claimed that 15 terrorists involved in the killing of foreign tourists at Nanga Parbat base camp had been identified. He said the terrorists belonged to banned organisations – 10 of whom were from Diamer, three from Kohistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and two from Mansehra (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). He had said that terrorists were present in batches along the mountainous regions. Zakria said Majeed, the mastermind of the attack on foreign tourists, belongs to Chilas.
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July - 4 
The house of a local activist of the Awami National Party (ANP) was partially damaged in an explosion at Station Koroona in the limits of City Police Station in Charsadda town (Charsadda) District, reports The News. The sources said explosive device
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The house of a local activist of the Awami National Party (ANP) was partially damaged in an explosion at Station Koroona in the limits of City Police Station in Charsadda town (Charsadda) District, reports The News. The sources said explosive device planted by unidentified persons near the house of Qasim Ali Khan went off early in the day.
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July - 4 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Provincial Government on July 4 suggested that Afghan refugees should be equally distributed among four provinces, reports Dawn. Responding to the State and Frontier Region (Safron) Ministry’s draft policy recommendations
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Provincial Government on July 4 suggested that Afghan refugees should be equally distributed among four provinces, reports Dawn. Responding to the State and Frontier Region (Safron) Ministry’s draft policy recommendations for Afghan refugees beyond 2013, the Provincial Government has made two proposals for the ‘sustainable’ repatriation of 1.6 million registered Afghan refugees from Pakistan, an official source told Dawn. “In case, the Federal Government wants to continue with the ‘generosity’ of hosting Afghan refugees, then other provinces should equally share the burden. In collaboration with United Nations (UN) refugee agency, it should open new camps in Punjab and Sindh provinces before relocating registered refugees there. Also, that there should be a comprehensive repatriation plan and all Afghan refugees should be repatriated within a year. The relevant Deputy Commissioners should be assigned quarterly targets to ensure 100% repatriation within a stipulated period,” he said. The KP government also opposed extending Afghan refugees’ stay in the country and suggested that should the need arose, registered Afghans be equally distributed among four provinces instead of burdening one federating unit
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July - 4 
The residents of Lyari area in Karachi on July 4 protested against continuous violence and targeted killings in the neighbourhood and set two trailers ablaze amidst continued firing and hurling of hand grenades for the fifth consecutive day, reports
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The residents of Lyari area in Karachi on July 4 protested against continuous violence and targeted killings in the neighbourhood and set two trailers ablaze amidst continued firing and hurling of hand grenades for the fifth consecutive day, reports Daily Times. Agitated protesters set abalze two trailers in Lyari at the protest spot to vent their anger against unrest and relentless targeted killings. Protesters blocked the roads that disrupted traffic flow and pelted passing vehicles with stones. It was also reported that protesters ransacked vehicles in the presence of Police during the violent protest.
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July - 4 
Two Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) militants were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in Sheikh Nala area of the Matani Police Station in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on July 4, reports The Ex
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Two Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) militants were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in Sheikh Nala area of the Matani Police Station in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on July 4, reports The Express Tribune. An Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) was killed and one Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel was also injured in the encounter with the militants. A security official said that one of the slain militants was the brother of wanted militant ‘commander’ Jangrez, who was blamed in the Badhaber explosion case in which killed 18 persons were killed on June 30. “Roohul Amin was involved in the attacks in and around the Peshawar city,” said the official. The other militant was identified as Yousuf.
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July - 4 
Unidentified militants on July 4 attacked a truck carrying NATO supplies from Karachi (Sindh) to Afghanistan, killing the driver and injuring his two helpers on the Quetta (Balochistan)-Karachi National Highway in Wadh area of Khuzdar District, repor
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Unidentified militants on July 4 attacked a truck carrying NATO supplies from Karachi (Sindh) to Afghanistan, killing the driver and injuring his two helpers on the Quetta (Balochistan)-Karachi National Highway in Wadh area of Khuzdar District, reports Daily Times. The deceased driver was identified as Fazal Gul while the other two were identified as Gul Ghaffar and Abdullah. The militants also set the container ablaze before fleeing from the area.
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July - 5 
A Policeman was shot dead by an unidentified assailant in a targeted attack in Umeedabad area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on July 5, reports Dawn. Officials said that a constable of the Pishtakha
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A Policeman was shot dead by an unidentified assailant in a targeted attack in Umeedabad area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on July 5, reports Dawn. Officials said that a constable of the Pishtakhara Police Station was performing duty outside a church in Umeedabad area when an unidentified masked assailant opened firing on him. The deceased Policeman was identified as Shehzad Gul, a resident of Naguman area. According to Police, the incident took place at around 8 am. Quoting eyewitnesses, Police said that the assailant was alone. He was armed with a pistol and managed to escape after firing at the Policeman, they added.
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July - 5 
A three-member bench, headed by Justice Jawwad S Khawaja on July 5 expressed dissatisfaction over the competency and effectiveness of the Commission on missing persons regarding handling cases, reports Daily Times. The bench said that the Commission
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A three-member bench, headed by Justice Jawwad S Khawaja on July 5 expressed dissatisfaction over the competency and effectiveness of the Commission on missing persons regarding handling cases, reports Daily Times. The bench said that the Commission was not handling cases effectively; therefore, all cases were being heard at the Supreme Court. Justice Khawaja further said that the Police had powers but unfortunately they were not using those powers practically. The court directed the Rawalpindi Superintendent of Police (SP) to take action against the Inspector of an Intelligence Agency, Amir.
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July - 5 
Four persons, including Afghan security officers, were killed and 10 others sustained injuries in a suicide attack near Pakistan-Afghanistan border close to Bab-e-Dosti pass in Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District on July 5, reports The Express
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Four persons, including Afghan security officers, were killed and 10 others sustained injuries in a suicide attack near Pakistan-Afghanistan border close to Bab-e-Dosti pass in Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District on July 5, reports The Express
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July - 5 
On July 5, at least six people, belonging to Kutchi Rabta Committee (KRC), were killed and 18 others were wounded on sixth consecutive day of violence in Lyari area of Karachi (Provincial capital of Sindh), reported Daily Times. Gunfight, rocket atta
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On July 5, at least six people, belonging to Kutchi Rabta Committee (KRC), were killed and 18 others were wounded on sixth consecutive day of violence in Lyari area of Karachi (Provincial capital of Sindh), reported Daily Times. Gunfight, rocket attacks, grenades, crackers, mortar shells were hurled on Kutchi dominated areas, including Mandara Mohalla, Rahimabad, Al-Falah Road, Hungorabad, Gul Mohammad, Suleman Azad Road, Jumma Baloch Road, Ghausia Masjid Road and Taj Masjid Road. Violence erupted following the June 28, 2013 killing of Lyari gangster Saqib alias Boxer by Rangers in an encounter in Lyari. Four of the deceased were identified as Shoaib Kutchi, Iqbal Shah Kutchi and Qasim Kutchi. However one, Shakeel Kutchi, was allegedly killed by Rangers. KRC leader Hussain Kutchi said that gangsters wanted to capture Karachi Port Trust to extend their extortion activities, especially from the goods transporters passing through the Maripur Road and to get access to the weapons in North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) containers. KRC leader Haji Adam said, "The situation of Lyari is worse than that of Waziristan," adding, “miscreants were free to operate in the area.”
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July - 5 
Rangers arrested at least 11 suspects, including a suicide bomber, and seized a huge amount of arms, few motorcycles, a monitor, mobile phones and threatening pamphlets during a search operation in Manghopir area, reported The Express Tribune. One of
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Rangers arrested at least 11 suspects, including a suicide bomber, and seized a huge amount of arms, few motorcycles, a monitor, mobile phones and threatening pamphlets during a search operation in Manghopir area, reported The Express Tribune. One of the pamphlets warned women against visiting marketplaces.
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July - 5 
The Foreign Office (FO) on July 5 said that Pakistan will take up the issue of drone strikes with United States (US) Secretary of State John Kerry during his upcoming visit to Pakistan later this month (July, 2013), reports Daily Times. FO spokesman
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The Foreign Office (FO) on July 5 said that Pakistan will take up the issue of drone strikes with United States (US) Secretary of State John Kerry during his upcoming visit to Pakistan later this month (July, 2013), reports Daily Times. FO spokesman Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, giving details of the visit of John Kerry in his weekly press briefing, said that drone strikes were a breach of Pakistan’s sovereignty and a violation of international laws and human rights, besides being counter-productive in fight against terrorism. He said that the issue would also be discussed in the forthcoming contacts with US. He said that Kerry would visit Pakistan towards the end of this month to discuss bilateral relations, situation in the region and other subjects of mutual interest. He said the exact dates and agenda of the visit were being finalised by the two countries. The spokesman, while commenting on the Afghan Army Chief’s statement accusing Pakistan of controlling Taliban, said Pakistan was sincere in its efforts to see peace and stability in Afghanistan. “The best route to achieve peace and stability is robust reconciliation process, for which Pakistan is willing to extend every possible help,” he said. He further said that the Foreign Secretary Shahryar Ahmad Khan was in India to conduct Track-II diplomacy that has always been part of the overall peace process with India, complementing and supporting efforts for peace wherever possible.
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July - 5 
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) strongly condemned terrorist activities of gangsters of People’s Aman Committee (PAC) in Lyari, and accused people at the helm of affairs in Sindh and some leaders of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) of openl
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The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) strongly condemned terrorist activities of gangsters of People’s Aman Committee (PAC) in Lyari, and accused people at the helm of affairs in Sindh and some leaders of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) of openly patronising them. The Coordination Committee of the party alleged that although gangsters were forcibly extorting money from traders, industrialists and shopkeepers of the city, it seemed that there was no authority which could apprehend them.
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July - 5 
The reason behind the violence in Lyari stems from the extortion collected on containers passing through Mauripur Road everyday where the gangsters collect PKR 5,000 per container. At least 250 to 300 trailers enter or leave the Karachi Port, sources
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The reason behind the violence in Lyari stems from the extortion collected on containers passing through Mauripur Road everyday where the gangsters collect PKR 5,000 per container. At least 250 to 300 trailers enter or leave the Karachi Port, sources said. “This is a multi-million-rupee issue and whoever controls Mauripur Road and its adjoining areas is entitled to get the money on each container,” said a Karachi Port Trust official requesting anonymity. “Currently the group backed by the Katchi community is extorting money from clearing agents and transporters.”
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July - 5 
The suicide bomber had reached Karachi from North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 5, 2013. Sources said that they belong to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), however, Rangers spokesman did not confirm their af
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The suicide bomber had reached Karachi from North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 5, 2013. Sources said that they belong to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), however, Rangers spokesman did not confirm their affiliations with the TTP, adds Daily Times.
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July - 5 
Tight security arrangements were made in the provincial capital Quetta, reports The News. Heavy contingent of law enforcement personnel including Frontier Corps (FC), Police and Balochistan Constabulary were deployed on all important city arteries, m
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Tight security arrangements were made in the provincial capital Quetta, reports The News. Heavy contingent of law enforcement personnel including Frontier Corps (FC), Police and Balochistan Constabulary were deployed on all important city arteries, mosques, government installations and entry and exit routes
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July - 5 
Two persons were killed and three others injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on a passenger van at Bara town of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 5, report Daily Times. According to political administrat
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Two persons were killed and three others injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on a passenger van at Bara town of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 5, report Daily Times. According to political administration, the passenger van was heading towards Akakhel from Bara. The slain persons were identified as Mohammad Khan and Juma Dar, while Abdul Matin, Zar Khan and Noor Said sustain injuries.
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July - 6 
A bomb planted by militants went off in a Government Girls Primary School damaging the wall & gate of the school at Miryan area in Bannu District on July 6, reports Daily Times. No loss of life was reported.
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A bomb planted by militants went off in a Government Girls Primary School damaging the wall & gate of the school at Miryan area in Bannu District on July 6, reports Daily Times. No loss of life was reported.
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July - 7 
An unidentified man was shot dead while he was standing at a bus stop near Do Minute Chowrangi in New Karachi area. However, according to sources in Edhi Foundation who shifted his dead body to the hospital identified the victim as one Taha (35).
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An unidentified man was shot dead while he was standing at a bus stop near Do Minute Chowrangi in New Karachi area. However, according to sources in Edhi Foundation who shifted his dead body to the hospital identified the victim as one Taha (35).
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July - 7 
Police arrested 14 Afghan nationals under the Foreign Act near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District. According to Police, the Afghan nationals were arrested for not possessing proper entry documents to Pakistan.
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Police arrested 14 Afghan nationals under the Foreign Act near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District. According to Police, the Afghan nationals were arrested for not possessing proper entry documents to Pakistan. Further investigation is underway.
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July - 7 
A Grand Jirga (tribal council) was held by Bar Qamber Khel tribe from Khyber Agency to devise plans for the repatriation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) after the military operation in Tirah Valley. This was done under the supervision of forme
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A Grand Jirga (tribal council) was held by Bar Qamber Khel tribe from Khyber Agency to devise plans for the repatriation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) after the military operation in Tirah Valley. This was done under the supervision of former Member of National Assembly (MNA) Hamidullah Jan in Bagh-e-Naran area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of KP. The three major sub-clans of Bar Qamber Khel – Dare Plaray, Wanda Garay, Khujal Khel – convened in Hayatabad to discuss the safe repatriation of IDPs and formed a new peace committee comprising Qamber Khel tribesmen.
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July - 7 
An offshoot group associated with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has come to the fore to avenge the killings in Waziristan by drone attacks. Hitherto known as “Ansarul Mujahideen”, the group has claimed responsibility for attack on Bovia Check post
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An offshoot group associated with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has come to the fore to avenge the killings in Waziristan by drone attacks. Hitherto known as “Ansarul Mujahideen”, the group has claimed responsibility for attack on Bovia Check post and vowed to make life difficult for the United States and its friends in return for drone attacks. In a statement issued to media on July 7 from an undisclosed location, group ‘spokesman’ Abu Baseer said some ‘so called’ English speaking journalists were putting their lives at risk by supporting drone attacks. The spokesman said their group had been formed in the wake of drone attacks in North and South Waziristan as they consider it a shameful act by remaining silent on drone attacks. He claimed that there were hundreds of Mujahideen who have entered into the battle field to avenge the missile attacks by pilotless US drones. Abu Baseer said the US and its friends must know that we have hundreds of suicide Fidayeen and they would make life difficult for them. He said they respect independent journalists but nowadays majority of channels and journalists were supporting US in return for a few dollars. He said the journalists must use their pen for oppressed Muslims. He said attacks on Bovia, Asia and Dum Deel check posts were a beginning and their major attacks would surprise the world.
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July - 7 
An unidentified bullet-riddled dead body of a young man was found in Baghdadi, according to a police officer at the Baghdadi Police Station. The victim had been abducted before being dumped. “From his appearance, he looked like a Kutchhi man,” said
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An unidentified bullet-riddled dead body of a young man was found in Baghdadi, according to a police officer at the Baghdadi Police Station. The victim had been abducted before being dumped. “From his appearance, he looked like a Kutchhi man,” said the Police Officer.
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July - 7 
At least five people were killed in separate incidents of violence in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on July 7 in a sign of resurgence of violence in old city areas after one day lull that was followed by a high-level meeting presided over
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At least five people were killed in separate incidents of violence in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on July 7 in a sign of resurgence of violence in old city areas after one day lull that was followed by a high-level meeting presided over by President Asif Ali Zardari at the Bilawal House on law and order in the city, reports Dawn.
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July - 7 
Police arrested more than 80 suspects for interrogation, but without any significant breakthrough in investigation. However, a Police official told Dawn that a group, calling itself Baloch Liberation Tigers (BLT), led by Meeran Baloch, had claimed re
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Police arrested more than 80 suspects for interrogation, but without any significant breakthrough in investigation. However, a Police official told Dawn that a group, calling itself Baloch Liberation Tigers (BLT), led by Meeran Baloch, had claimed responsibility for the attack in phone calls made to the Balochistan media and police. The official said that the Punjab police had been informed about the claim by their Balochistan counterparts. According to sources, seven BLT militants were picked up for interrogation in connection with the blast.
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July - 7 
Police arrested two militants for attacking a polio worker in Sahiwal District, reports The Express Tribune. Police said the polio worker, 23, who was assigned to the anti-polio vaccination in Chichawatni, visited the house of Ziaullah Jutt to admin
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Police arrested two militants for attacking a polio worker in Sahiwal District, reports The Express Tribune. Police said the polio worker, 23, who was assigned to the anti-polio vaccination in Chichawatni, visited the house of Ziaullah Jutt to administer vaccine with a colleague. When Jutt entered the room, he began to hit her. He accused her of being a part of a United States (US) plot to give children a vaccine that caused mental retardation. When she tried to flee, Jutt and his brother Abrar Jutt ran after her. They caught her and dragged her by the hair into the streets shouting that “she was helping non-Muslims to harm Muslim children”. According to local sources, both the brothers both taught at seminaries in nearby villages.
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July - 7 
Police on July 7 arrested five militants during a search operation in Nawazikhel, Malakhel, Sherikhel, Ghazikhel, Tabbi Murad and Wazir Kallay localities of Darra Pezu in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), reports Dawn. An official sa
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Police on July 7 arrested five militants during a search operation in Nawazikhel, Malakhel, Sherikhel, Ghazikhel, Tabbi Murad and Wazir Kallay localities of Darra Pezu in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), reports Dawn. An official said that the operation was launched after they got information that militants had entered the District to carry out subversive acts.
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July - 7 
Police said that a man was shot dead while three others sustained bullet wounds in Orangi Town.
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Police said that a man was shot dead while three others sustained bullet wounds in Orangi Town.
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July - 7 
President of Baloch National Party (BNP) Sardar Akhtar Mengal on July 7 admitted to the presence of “death squads sponsored by Pakistan’s neighbours and foreign powers,” reports The Express Tribune. In an exclusive interview with the daily, Mengal al
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President of Baloch National Party (BNP) Sardar Akhtar Mengal on July 7 admitted to the presence of “death squads sponsored by Pakistan’s neighbours and foreign powers,” reports The Express Tribune. In an exclusive interview with the daily, Mengal also condemned the deadly violence perpetrated by Baloch separatists in the province. A medley of separatist groups – especially Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and Baloch Republican Army (BRA) have upped their insurgency ante since the killing of Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) chief Nawab Akbar Bugti in a military operation in 2006. Further, he acknowledged that Baloch insurgents have been targeting non-Baloch settlers, mainly those from Punjab, in Balochistan. “However, some Government officials also want the settlers to flee the province and sell their properties at throw-away prices,” he added. It is perhaps the first time that Mengal has openly condemned the activities of Baloch insurgents — not easy to do since his younger brother Javed Mengal and two of his nephews – Nooruddin Mengal and Bhawal Mengal – are also allegedly involved in insurgency. Mengal reiterated that the six-point formula he had spelt out before the May 11 elections to stabilise the situation in Balochistan was still workable. “My six-point formula is within the parameters of the Constitution,” he said, adding, “We are willing for a debate with anyone who thinks my six points are against the interest of Pakistan.”
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July - 7 
Separately, armed gangsters belonging to Chhoto Mazari group resorted to rocket attacks and injured three Police constable and held hostage nine Police officials of two check posts in the riverside of the Indus in Rajanpur District, reported Dawn. Re
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Separately, armed gangsters belonging to Chhoto Mazari group resorted to rocket attacks and injured three Police constable and held hostage nine Police officials of two check posts in the riverside of the Indus in Rajanpur District, reported Dawn. Retired Police Inspector Muhammad Azam Khan told Dawn that his nephew, Constable Ghulam Yaseen who was deployed at one of the posts, told him through his cell phone that he with eight others had been held hostage by a gang. He said one of the alleged gangsters had talked to the brother of Ghulam Yaseen that their negotiations were going on with Police authorities. He said the gangster had put up some demands to the Police in exchange for the release of the officials. The caller, however, did not explain their demands. The Indus Kacha area and Rajanpur rugged mountainous area are the safe havens for gangs involved in kidnapping-for-ransom.
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July - 7 
The arrest of an al Qaeda militant, Khalid Bin Attash, from Karachi (Sindh) in 2002 was the first major breakthrough in the hunt for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, reported Dawn on July 8 quoting findings of the Abbottabad Commission tasked to inve
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The arrest of an al Qaeda militant, Khalid Bin Attash, from Karachi (Sindh) in 2002 was the first major breakthrough in the hunt for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, reported Dawn on July 8 quoting findings of the Abbottabad Commission tasked to investigate the presence of the al Qaeda chief in the country. The classified report is a scathing criticism of the performance of the Intelligence Agencies, with the commission members specifically observing that the well-resourced ISI acted unprofessionally, lacked commitment to fight extremism and terror and obstructed the performance of other spy outfits, adds Dawn. The five-member Commission led by Justice Javed Iqbal believed that “culpable negligence and incompetence at almost all levels of Government can more or less be conclusively established”. The Commission found that after Khalid Bin Attash's arrest, he identified Abu Ahmed Ali Kuwaiti as bin Laden's right hand man and courier, and led the Americans to bin Laden. Kuwait's intelligence service was unable to provide any details about the man and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had provided four phone numbers to Pakistan between 2009 to November 2010 without any details as to who they were searching for during the hunt for Kuwaiti. The numbers mostly remained off. The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) kept the CIA in the loop "without knowing the context and to whom these numbers belonged". Kuwaiti, who had helped buy land and construct a compound using fake documents to hide in Pakistan's Abbottabad town, had been with bin Laden's family when it moved to Karachi in 2001. He stayed with them when his boss joined them when they moved to Peshawar a year later. They then moved to Haripur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa before shifting to the scenic town of Swat before eventually settling in Abbottabad. The al Qaeda chief was eventually killed there in unilateral United States (US) raid near a premier army training facility in May 2011. The commission, formed after the US raid, had submitted its 700-page report earlier this year. The report is yet to be made public. The commission found that Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, identified as the principal architect of the 9/11 attacks, had visited bin Laden in Peshawar. They were forced to shift to Haripur, where they stayed till 2005, after Khalid Sheikh was arrested from Rawalpindi District of Punjab. Kuwaiti planned the family's escape to Abbottabad and supervised the construction of bin Laden's compound after buying the land for it. The compound had three complexes. Kuwaiti lived in its annexe with his family. Bin Laden occupied two top floors along with his family. The commission has pointed out the various violations in the construction of the compound that remained unchecked. "...the fort type construction remained unnoticed by cantonment board, Police, Intelligence Agencies and the locals. The occupants also remained unchecked for non-payment of property tax since 2005," read the Commission's report.
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July - 7 
The death toll of July 6, 2013 bomb blast that occurred at Old Anarkali area in Lahore District reached five on July 7, reported The Express Tribune.
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The death toll of July 6, 2013 bomb blast that occurred at Old Anarkali area in Lahore District reached five on July 7, reported The Express Tribune.
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July - 7 
The Government will soon formally request the United States to transfer drone technology as part of the diplomatic efforts seeking an end to the stalemate over the CIA-led campaign in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), The Express Tribune re
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The Government will soon formally request the United States to transfer drone technology as part of the diplomatic efforts seeking an end to the stalemate over the CIA-led campaign in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), The Express Tribune reported on July 8. A senior Government official, who is engaged with the US on the subject, told The Express Tribune that preliminary discussions between the two countries to find alternatives to drone use have already started. The official, who asked to remain anonymous because of the sensitivity of the issue, disclosed that Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz and US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the proposal in their recent meeting at the sidelines of ASEAN Regional Forum in Brunei Darussalam. It is unclear, though, whether the US will heed the call – the previous Government made similar unsuccessful requests at several occasions. According to the official, however, the new administration is confident its efforts will yield a ‘positive outcome’. The Government is upbeat due to the fact that unlike the previous administration it does not have any secret understanding with the US on drone use, he added. The official said the formal proposal seeking the transfer of drone technology will be made during the upcoming visit of US Secretary of State John Kerry. Kerry is due to travel to Islamabad by the end of this month. According to another official, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will also table the proposal before the heads of political parties, who are scheduled to meet this week to discuss the country’s national security policy
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July - 7 
The Police beefed up security arrangements across Lahore after reports indicating more attacks. Sources confirmed that Intelligence Agencies had once again forwarded their reports to the authorities concerned, passing information about the presence o
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The Police beefed up security arrangements across Lahore after reports indicating more attacks. Sources confirmed that Intelligence Agencies had once again forwarded their reports to the authorities concerned, passing information about the presence of terrorists in the city and expressing fear that follow-up attacks might take place.
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July - 7 
The year 2013 is emerging as the deadliest one in decades for the Law-Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) in Karachi as in the first six months of 2013 more than 100 Policemen and Rangers personnel have been killed in different parts of the city amid growing
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The year 2013 is emerging as the deadliest one in decades for the Law-Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) in Karachi as in the first six months of 2013 more than 100 Policemen and Rangers personnel have been killed in different parts of the city amid growing violence and worsening law and order, said an official on July 7, reports Dawn. “A total of 93 Policemen have been killed this year in the first six months [January to June 2013],” said an official citing a number of casualties of Karachi Police. “The victims ranked from constable to a Deputy Superintendent of Police and almost all of them have been targeted for their professional association. Hardly there would be a Policeman or two, who had some personal issues that cost him his life as otherwise most of the Policemen were killed while performing their duties in all five Districts of the city — south, east, west, central and Malir,” added the official. The official said that in the first six months of 2012, a total of 44 Policemen were killed in Karachi. This year posed a more serious threat to personnel of the key LEA as compared to the previous years. The official said that since 2000, over 420 Police officials had been shot dead in several parts of the city. He, however, said the killings of Policemen registered an unprecedented increase in 2011 and the figures crossed the 100 mark in 2012. Talking to Dawn, the Sindh Police Chief agreed to the statement that the situation was getting bad to worse, saying that “policing in Karachi means facing several threats simultaneously”. “Definitely the threat level is much higher if you compare it with the past few years,” said Sindh police Inspector General Shahid Nadeem Baloch. However, experts see the police casualties in other way as well saying that the higher number of attacks against LEAs personnel suggested their proactive approach against criminals and suspected militants which in return resulted in organised assaults. “Apart from conventional crimes, the Police are now handling the terrorism threat as well,” said Ahmed Chinoy, the chief of the Citizen Police-Liaison Committee (CPLC).
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July - 7 
Two men, identified as Mohammad Waseem (20), and Zakir Ghafoor (30), were found dead before being kidnapped from Kalri area. The militants after kidnapping brought them to Agra Taj Colony near Naval Flats outside Attock General Store, said Station Ho
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Two men, identified as Mohammad Waseem (20), and Zakir Ghafoor (30), were found dead before being kidnapped from Kalri area. The militants after kidnapping brought them to Agra Taj Colony near Naval Flats outside Attock General Store, said Station House Officer of Kalri Haji Sanaullah. “Perhaps, the attackers were planning to take them elsewhere but decided to open fire on them then and there and apparently fled because both the Police and Rangers were patrolling the main road in the same vicinity,” added the Police Officer.
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July - 7 
Unidentified militants attacked two NATO containers with heavy artillery in Dhadar town of Bolan District, reported Daily Times. The containers caught fire and were reduced to ashes. However, no casualty was reported in the incident.
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Unidentified militants attacked two NATO containers with heavy artillery in Dhadar town of Bolan District, reported Daily Times. The containers caught fire and were reduced to ashes. However, no casualty was reported in the incident.
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July - 7 
Unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at a house on Kansi Road in Quetta, injuring two women on July 7 reports The News.
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Unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at a house on Kansi Road in Quetta, injuring two women on July 7 reports The News.
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July - 8 
At least a convoy of three NATO containers was set ablaze in Western Bypass area of Quetta. One of the containers caught fire and was burnt to ashes whereas two others were partially damaged. However, no loss of life was reported.
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At least a convoy of three NATO containers was set ablaze in Western Bypass area of Quetta. One of the containers caught fire and was burnt to ashes whereas two others were partially damaged. However, no loss of life was reported.
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July - 8 
Two more MQM workers, Yasin and Majid, were killed and another, Adnan, was injured when armed assailants resorted to indiscriminate fire at the Dabbu club in the Kati Pahari area of Orangi Town.
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Two more MQM workers, Yasin and Majid, were killed and another, Adnan, was injured when armed assailants resorted to indiscriminate fire at the Dabbu club in the Kati Pahari area of Orangi Town.
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July - 8 
After getting no response about the verification of 84 missing persons allegedly detained in internment centres under regulations known as Action in Aid of Civil Power Regulations 2011, the three-member bench Supreme Court headed by Justice Jawad S K
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After getting no response about the verification of 84 missing persons allegedly detained in internment centres under regulations known as Action in Aid of Civil Power Regulations 2011, the three-member bench Supreme Court headed by Justice Jawad S Khawaja on July 8 sought the names of commandants, who are the in charge of these centre, reports Daily Times. It is to be noted that the court on July 2, 2013 sought the verification of 84 disappeared persons list, allegedly detained in internment centres. The bench directed the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) for Pakistan to submit the names of internment centres along with their Commandants on July 9 (today), saying it was very discourteous for the court that they could not obtain the verification of these disappeared persons from internment centres after the passage of six days. During the hearing on July 8, DAG Ali Zai told the bench that the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances’ (CIED) had submitted a list of unverified list of missing persons, who are detained. After the court’s refusal not to entertain unverified list, DAG requested the bench to give sometime for receiving verification of these 84 persons from internment centres.
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July - 8 
An unidentified man was shot dead in Baldia.
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An unidentified man was shot dead in Baldia.
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July - 8 
Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Ejaz Khokhar and an MQM worker, Kamran Ahmed, were killed and another MQM worker, Saqib, suffered injuries in Sector 5-L, New Karachi while they were sitting at a shop. Bilal Colony Station House Officer (SHO) Changaiz K
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Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Ejaz Khokhar and an MQM worker, Kamran Ahmed, were killed and another MQM worker, Saqib, suffered injuries in Sector 5-L, New Karachi while they were sitting at a shop. Bilal Colony Station House Officer (SHO) Changaiz Khan said that it is yet to be ascertained if the MQM workers were the target or the Police officer.
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July - 8 
At least 15 persons, including five workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), a cadre of Sunni Tehreek (ST) and a Police Inspector, were killed on July 8, reported The Express Tribune. The neighbourhoods of New Karachi, North Karachi, Surjani an
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At least 15 persons, including five workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), a cadre of Sunni Tehreek (ST) and a Police Inspector, were killed on July 8, reported The Express Tribune. The neighbourhoods of New Karachi, North Karachi, Surjani and Orangi towns were tense after the target killing of MQM joint unit in-charge, Izhar Hussain, on the night of July 7, 2013 in Khwaja Ajmer Nagri Police remits. In the aftermath of the incident, armed militants opened fire at a grocery shop in Surjani town, where they killed a PST worker, identified as Zahid Qadri, and wounded another worker, Mehmood Qadri. In the same incident during an exchange of fire an member of MQM, identified as Imran, was also killed. ST spokesperson Fahim Shaikh claimed that Imran was a target killer. He was trying to flee with his accomplice after opening fire when a bullet fired by the deceased ST worker hit him. The ST spokesman, while talking to the daily, blamed the MQM for the killing of its worker. “When we increase our political activities, the MQM starts killings our men,” he alleged. On the other hand, MQM spokesperson denied all allegations against the party and said that it was not involved in any sort of target killings. “Our own men are being killed,” he said.
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July - 8 
At least eight people were killed and 11 others were injured when a suicide bomber while targeting tribal elder Malik Habibullah Khan drove his motorcycle into the car of the tribal elder in the Torha Warhai area of Doaba Bazaar in Hangu city of Hang
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At least eight people were killed and 11 others were injured when a suicide bomber while targeting tribal elder Malik Habibullah Khan drove his motorcycle into the car of the tribal elder in the Torha Warhai area of Doaba Bazaar in Hangu city of Hangu District on July 8, reports The Express Tribune. At the time of the explosion, Malik Habibullah was not in the vehicle but his brother Malik Abdullah and two cousins were killed. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Shaukat Ali Shah confirmed that the bomber wanted to target Malik Habibullah who has been actively involved in counter-insurgency efforts in the region. He had been receiving threats from militants based in Kurram and Orakzai Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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July - 8 
Dawn reported that with the surge in violence in Lyari area over the past few days, several families have left the strife-torn locality and taken refuge in Badin and Thatta Districts of the province. In Badin District most families are staying at var
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Dawn reported that with the surge in violence in Lyari area over the past few days, several families have left the strife-torn locality and taken refuge in Badin and Thatta Districts of the province. In Badin District most families are staying at various shrines and some have been taken in by their relatives. According to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), the number of fleeing families will continue to increase in the coming days. “We are not hopeful of improvement in the situation in Lyari and that is why we have been compelled to leave our homes and businesses,” said Mohammad Ismail Bhatti. Mohammad Ismail Rahu, former Badin Municipal Committee councillor, confirmed the surge of families from Lyari to Badin over the past three days. In Thatta, Kutchhi families, including women and children, staged a protest and sit-in in front of the Dhabeji Press Club. The protesters, who had arrived in Thatta from the Kalri, Agra Taj Colony and Shah Latif Colony areas in Lyari said they had been residing in Lyari for a long time but owing to violence between powerful rival groups they were compelled to leave their homes and properties and take refuge with their relatives in Thatta District.
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July - 8 
The driver of a private container injured when it was attacked in the Dasht area of Mastung District, on July 8, reports Daily Times.
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The driver of a private container injured when it was attacked in the Dasht area of Mastung District, on July 8, reports Daily Times.
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July - 8 
The Supreme Court on July 8 (Today) will hearing an appeal against the grant of bail to former President General Pervez Musharraf by the Islamabad High Court in a case regarding the 2007 detention of dozens of judges, reports Daily Times. Petitioner
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The Supreme Court on July 8 (Today) will hearing an appeal against the grant of bail to former President General Pervez Musharraf by the Islamabad High Court in a case regarding the 2007 detention of dozens of judges, reports Daily Times. Petitioner Advocate Chaudhry Muhammad Aslam Ghuman challenged the IHC’s June 11 order for granting bail to Musharraf and dropping terrorism charges against him. Though the appeal has been fixed before a three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, it is expected that the CJP will refer the case to another bench because he has already refused to hear the matters related to Musharraf.
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July - 8 
Three more unidentified people were killed in Surjani and Korangi’s Zaman Town. In addition, two unidentified men were killed in Malir.
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Three more unidentified people were killed in Surjani and Korangi’s Zaman Town. In addition, two unidentified men were killed in Malir.
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July - 8 
Three persons, including a woman and a child, were injured in a hand grenade attack on a house in Muhammadzai area of Kohat District.
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Three persons, including a woman and a child, were injured in a hand grenade attack on a house in Muhammadzai area of Kohat District.
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July - 8 
Three unidentified dead bodies were found from PIB Colony, Napier and Pak Colony. Police said the victims were shot multiple times after being severely tortured.
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Three unidentified dead bodies were found from PIB Colony, Napier and Pak Colony. Police said the victims were shot multiple times after being severely tortured.
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July - 8 
Two officials of Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Alamgir Shah and constable Mohammad Junaid were killed when they were trying to defuse an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Jamalabad locality of Swabi Distric
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Two officials of Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Alamgir Shah and constable Mohammad Junaid were killed when they were trying to defuse an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Jamalabad locality of Swabi District, reports Dawn. The explosive device was planted outside the main gate of a Government school for boys. The local people informed Police about presence of the devices outside the buildings of three schools including Government middle school for boys, Government primary school for boys and Government middle school for girls in Jamalabad. The BDS squad was defusing the first device outside the middle school for boys when it exploded, killing two members of the squad,” said an officer. The other four devices were safely defused, he added.
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July - 9 
A Police post was attacked with hand grenades by suspected militants in Bamkhel area of Swabi District in the night of July 9, reports Dawn. However, no loss of life or property was reported. Officials said this was the second attack on the Police po
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A Police post was attacked with hand grenades by suspected militants in Bamkhel area of Swabi District in the night of July 9, reports Dawn. However, no loss of life or property was reported. Officials said this was the second attack on the Police post in Bamkhel. The assailants managed to escape after the incident.
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July - 9 
At least 21 people, including 10 women and a child, were wounded when three to four ‘rifle grenades’ were fired at an office of People’s Amn Committee (PAC) in Zikri Mohalla of Lyari in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 9, reported Da
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At least 21 people, including 10 women and a child, were wounded when three to four ‘rifle grenades’ were fired at an office of People’s Amn Committee (PAC) in Zikri Mohalla of Lyari in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 9, reported Dawn. The Police suspected that the PAC’s rival gang led by Ghaffar Zikri was involved in the attacks. All victims were passersby. According to Baghdadi Police Officer Muhammad Khan, “The outfit had occupied Ghaffar Zikri’s home a few years ago and turned it into its office. We suspect that in today’s grenade attack the Zikri group was involved,” he added. ‘Rifle grenade’ was first used in Lyari around five years back. It was made in a factory and mostly such rifle grenades were Russian made.
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July - 9 
Bomb disposal squad personnel defused two bombs planted by unidentified persons at a religious seminary, Shah Mansoor Madrassah.
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Bomb disposal squad personnel defused two bombs planted by unidentified persons at a religious seminary, Shah Mansoor Madrassah.
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July - 9 
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, while talking to a delegation of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M), led by its President Sardar Akhtar Mengal, in Islamabad, on July 9 expressed the Government’s resolve to confront all groups in
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Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, while talking to a delegation of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M), led by its President Sardar Akhtar Mengal, in Islamabad, on July 9 expressed the Government’s resolve to confront all groups indulging in violence in Balochistan to restore peace, reports Dawn. Chaudhry Nisar said that the difficult conditions prevailing in Balochistan called for joint efforts by all political forces in the province to extricate it out of the crisis. He said that the Government would support all political forces in their efforts to resolve different issues through consensus and dialogue. He said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was committed to empowering the people of Balochistan and that was the reason that despite being in majority in the Provincial Assembly, it had allowed the National Party to head the provincial coalition.
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July - 9 
Pakistan had reached an understanding with the United States (US) on drone strikes targeting militants, according to leaked remarks from a former Intelligence Chief Ahmad Shuja Pasha, reported Daily Times on July 10 (today). Ahmed Shuja Pasha, who he
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Pakistan had reached an understanding with the United States (US) on drone strikes targeting militants, according to leaked remarks from a former Intelligence Chief Ahmad Shuja Pasha, reported Daily Times on July 10 (today). Ahmed Shuja Pasha, who headed Pakistan’s premier Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Agency at the time of bin Laden’s killing in 2011, told investigators that drone strikes had their uses. “The Director General said there were no written agreements. There was a political understanding,” the report said. The Americans had been asked to stop drone strikes because they caused civilian casualties, but “it was easier to say no to them in the beginning, but ‘now it was more difficult’ to do so,” it quoted the former ISI chief as saying. “Admittedly the drone attacks had their utility, but they represented a breach of national sovereignty. They were legal according to American law but illegal according to international law,” the report quoted the ISI chief as saying. Pakistan publicly condemns US missile attacks on Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and al Qaeda operatives as a violation of its sovereignty, but the new revelations are the latest sign of double-dealing in private. The revelations come in findings of a Pakistani investigation into how al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden evaded detection for nearly a decade, which were published by the Al-Jazeera news network.
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July - 9 
Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) ‘President’ Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan on July 9 urged the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Government not to neglect the Kashmir issue while fostering trade relations with India, reports Dawn. Addressing a gather
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Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) ‘President’ Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan on July 9 urged the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Government not to neglect the Kashmir issue while fostering trade relations with India, reports Dawn. Addressing a gathering at the Lahore High Court Bar Association, Khan said the Kashmiris did not want to “defeat” India but desired the right of expression and freedom. He said India should implement the United Nations (UN) resolutions on Kashmir. He said the case of Kashmir should be fought on every forum to take it to its logical end.
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July - 9 
Progress of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) probe into former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s murder stands frozen as Police refuse to produce the key accused, former General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, to court in view of security threats,
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Progress of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) probe into former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s murder stands frozen as Police refuse to produce the key accused, former General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, to court in view of security threats, and nominated witnesses are shying away from the case, reported The Express Tribune. Amidst all these challenges, a hearing has been scheduled at the Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court-1 for July 9 (today). The FIA had listed six ‘very strong witnesses’ against Musharraf – all of whom are evading the court. If any of them is forced to see a judge, he/she will not testify against the former General, they informed authorities. The key witness, American journalist Mark Siegel, has flatly refused to fly to Pakistan for court proceedings. Instead, he suggested that if the court desired evidence from him, ‘it’ should come to the United States (US). Another American journalist, Ron Sexton, has also declined to visit Pakistan to testify. Similarly, witnesses such as former Director General of the Intelligence Bureau Brigadier (retired) Ejaz Shah, former spokesperson of the Foreign Office Brigadier (retired) Javed Iqbal Cheema and former Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah, all of whom have been nominated in the challan, refuse to testify against their former boss General Pervez Musharraf. Former DIG Saud Aziz, who rounded up five accused in the case, was himself accused of murder by the FIA during the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Government. The five accused had confessed to their involvement in the former Prime Minister’s murder on the instructions of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander Baitullah Mehsud. Meanwhile, Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has refused himself from the bench hearing an appeal against post-arrest bail granted to General Pervez Musharraf by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in a case relating to detention of judges after the proclamation of emergency on November 3, 2007, reports Dawn. “I shall not hear the plea for cancelling the bail granted by the High Court,” the Chief Justice said and directed the Supreme Court’s office to send the case filed by advocate Aslam Ghumman to another bench. The court office had placed the appeal before a bench headed by the Chief Justice who had also remained in detention until his reinstatement in March 2009. On June 11, the IHC had granted bail to the former President on a surety bond of PKR 500,000. A division bench of the High Court held that there was no record to determine Musharraf’s role in placing over 60 judges in detention. Ghumman filed the petition in the Apex Court, challenging the IHC’s order of granting bail to Musharraf after removing terrorism from the charge-sheet and requesting the Apex Court to set aside the decision and order his arrest. He argued that the IHC order was illegal, unjust and arbitrary and had resulted in grave miscarriage of justice because the High Court had not followed the dictum of the Supreme Court in its true prospective.
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July - 9 
Security Forces (SFs) lunched a search operation to arrest a suspected militant in Godara area in the limits of Rahimabad Police Station in Mingora Town of Swat District. However, he managed to escape.
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Security Forces (SFs) lunched a search operation to arrest a suspected militant in Godara area in the limits of Rahimabad Police Station in Mingora Town of Swat District. However, he managed to escape.
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July - 9 
The Abbottabad Commission has called for strengthening democratic control of state institutions and civilian oversight over so far unaccountable security and Intelligence Agencies if a national embarrassment like the one caused by the United States (
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The Abbottabad Commission has called for strengthening democratic control of state institutions and civilian oversight over so far unaccountable security and Intelligence Agencies if a national embarrassment like the one caused by the United States (US) raid of May 1-2, 2011, is to be avoided, reports Dawn on July 10 (today). The Commission, in the penultimate chapter of the 336-page report, made 32 wide ranging recommendations to address the issues identified during the course of its investigations and testimonies by key civilian and military functionaries. But strikingly, its suggestions repeatedly bemoaned “military hegemony” and emphasised on strengthening democracy. While it is said that the Commission concluded that it was a collective failure at all levels of the Government and a series of incidents of negligence and poor policy culminated in the May1-2 incident, the report appeared to be quite categorical about whom it found to be responsible as it noted: “The failure was primarily an intelligence-security failure that was rooted in political irresponsibility and military exercise of authority and influence in policy and administrative areas for which it neither had constitutional or legal authority, nor the necessary expertise and competence.” At another point in an oblique reference to the military and its spy agencies, it said systemic failure in the country was a “concrete outcome and product of acts of commission and omission of specific individuals and institutions, who usurp responsibilities that are not theirs”. There were several references to frequent military interventions as the cause of national woes, and a warning that threat of revival of military’s “green book ideology” persisted despite the army having faded from the political scenario under General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani.
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July - 9 
The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on July 9 directed the Police officials to shift former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, the prime accused in former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto murder case, to the Adiala Jail if he is not produced befor
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The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on July 9 directed the Police officials to shift former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, the prime accused in former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto murder case, to the Adiala Jail if he is not produced before it on the next hearing of the case on July 30, 2013, reports Daily Times. ATC-I Special Judge Chaudhry Habib-ur-Rehman had summoned Musharraf following the submission of a challan by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on June 25, 2013, in which he (Musharraf) had been declared the main accused in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. It is the second time that the Police officials, citing security concerns, have failed to produce Musharraf in the court, which is hearing the high-profile case for the last five years. FIA’s Deputy Director Khalid Rasool had presented the charge sheet in the court against Musharraf and listed him as the main accused in the light of a statement recorded by American journalist Mark Siegel. While becoming the witness in the case, Mark Siegel in his statement to the FIA’s investigation team had revealed that Benazir was disturbed after receiving a phone call from Musharraf in his (Siegel’s) presence on September 25, 2007. According to Siegel’s statement, Musharraf had warned Benazir that she would be responsible for her own security if she returned to the country before the 2008 elections. Besides, the American journalist had claimed to have a copy of Musharraf’s email sent to Benazir.
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July - 9 
The Express Tribune reported that there is something common between Lyari residents and its gangsters – piercing walls to find their way. The residents broke their walls to escape the violence and the gangsters dug holes to penetrate into Kutchi neig
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The Express Tribune reported that there is something common between Lyari residents and its gangsters – piercing walls to find their way. The residents broke their walls to escape the violence and the gangsters dug holes to penetrate into Kutchi neighbourhoods. The gangsters started entering these areas from a white building that was adjacent to the neighbourhood in which they had support. They dug holes in the walls to let themselves in, and one-by-one took control of the houses. A resident showed how some houses had locks on their front doors but there were tunnels passing through them. Several people who returned were afraid to go inside their homes, fearing they might find gangsters inside. For the residents, digging holes in the walls was also the only option to escape.
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July - 9 
The Frontier Corps Inspector General Major General Ghayyur Mehmud on July 9 claimed that all internally displaced families of Tirah will soon return to their homes as Security Forces have cleared the valley of militants, reports Dawn. He was speaking
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The Frontier Corps Inspector General Major General Ghayyur Mehmud on July 9 claimed that all internally displaced families of Tirah will soon return to their homes as Security Forces have cleared the valley of militants, reports Dawn. He was speaking at the opening ceremony of cultural and heritage centre at the Khyber Rifles Mess in Landi Kotal.
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July - 9 
The relatives of the abducted employees of the Gomal Zam Dam Project staged protest to seek early recovery of their loved ones, reports The News. Holding banners, placards and a variety of bracelets, the protesters including women and children, gathe
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The relatives of the abducted employees of the Gomal Zam Dam Project staged protest to seek early recovery of their loved ones, reports The News. Holding banners, placards and a variety of bracelets, the protesters including women and children, gathered at Peshawar Press Club and chanted slogans against the Government for its failure to secure safe release of the employees. The workers including Engineer Shahid Ali Khan, mechanical supervisor Sanaullah, Munir Khan, Siraj, sanitation staffer Liaqat Khan, and three daily wagers Zeeshan, Zujaj and Siraj were abducted by militants when they were on their way to Tank District from the dam site in South Waziristan Agency on August 15, 2012. They said the militants had demanded PKR 20 million for releasing the abducted employees.
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July - 9 
The Supreme Court was informed that 514 people were under detention in five internment centres set up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under the Action in Aid of Civil Power Regulations 2011 which allows the civil Government to confine persons accused of terror
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The Supreme Court was informed that 514 people were under detention in five internment centres set up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under the Action in Aid of Civil Power Regulations 2011 which allows the civil Government to confine persons accused of terrorism, reports Dawn. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja which had taken up cases of missing persons ordered the Attorney General’s office to inform it on July 10 about details and the status of pending cases of disappeared persons provided by Amina Masood Janjua, a campaigner for missing persons’ cause, and the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances.
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July - 9 
The Supreme Court was told on July 9 that the Punjab Government had decided to initiate legal proceedings against Army officers, including an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) brigadier, in the missing persons’ case, reports Daily Times. During the h
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The Supreme Court was told on July 9 that the Punjab Government had decided to initiate legal proceedings against Army officers, including an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) brigadier, in the missing persons’ case, reports Daily Times. During the hearing of the missing persons’ case, Punjab Additional Advocate General (AAG) Faisal Malik told the three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, that there is no need for further investigation in this matter and the Provincial Government has decided to submit challan against the nominated persons in the light of statements of Dr Imran Munir and former Rawalpindi CPO Rao Iqbal. Upon this, Justice Ejaz Ahmad asked who would be tried and whether anyone was nominated in the challan. The AAG replied that according to Imran Munir’s statement, which he had given before a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on December 5, 2009, he had seen missing person Masood Janjua in Westridge area of Rawalpindi, while he was illegally in the custody of ISI’s Brigadier Mansoor Saeed Sheikh during the period from July 28, 2006 and second week of March 2007. He said that the challan would be submitted in this matter according to the available evidence.
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July - 9 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on July 9 sacked their ‘spokesman’ Ehsanullah Ehsan for making remarks that angered their Afghan allies, reports The News. The TTP announced the dismissal of Ehsanullah Ehsan - an outspoken and prominent figure cl
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on July 9 sacked their ‘spokesman’ Ehsanullah Ehsan for making remarks that angered their Afghan allies, reports The News. The TTP announced the dismissal of Ehsanullah Ehsan - an outspoken and prominent figure close to TTP's top brass - in a pamphlet distributed by militants in North Waziristan Agency on the Afghan border. "He has made comments that have raised the danger of divisions between the TTP and the Afghan Taliban," the pamphlet said. "The Taliban are our foundation and (Afghan Taliban leader) Mullah Omar is our supreme leader. That is why, from today, Ehsanullah Ehsan is no longer our spokesman." Ehsan was replaced by Sheikh Maqbool, a man who is considered close to the Afghan Taliban and has spent much of his time since 2007 in Afghanistan. But Ehsan’s sacking could also signal yet another chink in the armour of the TTP itself, which last month lost its second-in-command, Waliur Rehman, in a US drone strike in North Waziristan Agency.
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July - 10 
A 'court' on July 10 stayed the removal of Ehsanullah Ehsan as ‘central spokesman’ of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for another 45 days, says a signed order by the 'court' in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) bordering Afghanistan, re
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A 'court' on July 10 stayed the removal of Ehsanullah Ehsan as ‘central spokesman’ of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for another 45 days, says a signed order by the 'court' in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) bordering Afghanistan, reports Dawn. The Dar-ul Qaza court of the TTP has issued a ‘stay order’ against the decision until members of the ‘central council’ appear for a hearing, says the leaflet, a copy of which is available with Dawn. The July 10 ‘order’ is one of a series of signs of growing divisions within the TTP, an umbrella group of different militant factions. The document also shows the existence of parallel ‘militant courts' operating in FATA. On July 9, a pamphlet by the TTP central council (Shura) had announced the removal of Ehsan — a prominent figure close to the TTP’s top brass — for making remarks that angered the Afghan Taliban and raised the danger of divisions between the two militant organisations.
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July - 10 
A doctor remained unhurt when his car was blown up in a blast at Khyber Medical Centre, Dabgari Garden in Peshawar, provincial capital of KP, in the evening, reports Dawn. An official said that the vehicle of Dr Siraj, skin specialist, was parked at
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A doctor remained unhurt when his car was blown up in a blast at Khyber Medical Centre, Dabgari Garden in Peshawar, provincial capital of KP, in the evening, reports Dawn. An official said that the vehicle of Dr Siraj, skin specialist, was parked at the parking lot of the centre where the explosion took place.
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July - 10 
At least one person, suspected to be a chief of a banned outfit, was killed, while two of his accomplices were arrested and a huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered in a search operation jointly conducted by Frontier Corps (FC) and Anti-Terr
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At least one person, suspected to be a chief of a banned outfit, was killed, while two of his accomplices were arrested and a huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered in a search operation jointly conducted by Frontier Corps (FC) and Anti-Terrorist Force (ATF) in Dasht area of Mastung District on July 10, reports Daily Times. According to the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Investigation, Fayaz Sumbal, Security Forces (SFs) conducted a targeted operation in the area of Dasht following a tip-off, adding that the suspects opened fire on the SFs during the operation.
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July - 10 
The chief security officer of President Asif Ali Zardari since 2008, Bilal Sheikh, and two others, including his driver Irfan Sheikh and a fruit vendor Abdul Rehman, was killed while over a dozen others were wounded in a suicide attack near Guru Mand
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The chief security officer of President Asif Ali Zardari since 2008, Bilal Sheikh, and two others, including his driver Irfan Sheikh and a fruit vendor Abdul Rehman, was killed while over a dozen others were wounded in a suicide attack near Guru Mandir in Jamshed Town of Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 10, reported Daily Times. The incident took place when Bilal Sheikh along with his security guards was on his way home in Gulbhar from Bilawal House at Clifton in Saddar Town in a bullet-proof double-cabin vehicle. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Raja Umar Khattab said that initial investigation showed that it was a suicide blast. Khattab further said that the attacker had been chasing the convoy and struck when it stopped and Sheikh was getting out of the car to buy fruits. “It seems that the suicide attacker walked up to Bilal Shaikh’s vehicle and blew himself up outside the front passenger seat of the vehicle where Shaikh was seated,” said Khattab. The head of the suspect bomber was found from a house at the crime site. No militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. The Express Tribune adds that Bilal Shaikh had survived three attacks in the past. Lyari gangsters, including Shahid Bikkik and Ahsan Mohajir, were blamed for the last attack on May 28, 2011 at Firdous Colony in Liaquatabad Town.
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July - 10 
The former Pakistan ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani on July 10 rejected the Abbottabad Commission’s suggestion that as ambassador he issued visas without authorisation or was responsible for CIA agents coming into Pakistan in large num
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The former Pakistan ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani on July 10 rejected the Abbottabad Commission’s suggestion that as ambassador he issued visas without authorisation or was responsible for CIA agents coming into Pakistan in large numbers, reports Dawn. Haqqani said in a statement that the US Navy SEALS who found Osama bin Laden did not come with visas and the entire controversy over visas had been manufactured to distract attention from the two vital questions. “The first question is why Pakistan’s bloated security agencies failed to find OBL for nine years and the second how were the US SEALS able to come into Pakistan without detection by our security forces,” he said.
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July - 10 
The News reported that at least two thousand more residents of Lyari have moved to Badin and Thatta Districts due to ongoing gang wars and violent incidents in the area. The migrants affected by deteriorating law and order situation of Lyari said tha
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The News reported that at least two thousand more residents of Lyari have moved to Badin and Thatta Districts due to ongoing gang wars and violent incidents in the area. The migrants affected by deteriorating law and order situation of Lyari said that there houses are being attacked with hand grenades and bullets.
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July - 10 
The United States (US) Navy SEALs were able to sneak into Pakistan covertly to kill al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden because of Pakistani military's obsession with India and advanced American stealth technology, Times of India reported on July 11 quo
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The United States (US) Navy SEALs were able to sneak into Pakistan covertly to kill al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden because of Pakistani military's obsession with India and advanced American stealth technology, Times of India reported on July 11 quoting the report of the Abbottabad Commission. The leaked report of the Abbottabad Commission said India remained the focus of Army "despite a growing American threat including actual border raids, drone strikes, special operations, the spread of a hostile spy network" among others. "Given the negative developments in US-Pakistan relations in recent years, there was no basis to limit defence planning to only one front in the east (with India), while ignoring the border and airspace in the West," it said.
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July - 10 
Unidentified assailants shot dead a constable on Mulyano Killay Road near Jalaroona area under the Hoti Police Station in Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on July 10, reports The News. Sources said constables Mohammad Tariq and Amjad Akbar
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a constable on Mulyano Killay Road near Jalaroona area under the Hoti Police Station in Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on July 10, reports The News. Sources said constables Mohammad Tariq and Amjad Akbar, members of the Police Rider Squad, were performing duty on Mulyano Killay Road when three unidentified assailants opened firing on them. Constable Mohammad Tariq died on the spot while his colleague Amjad Akbar escaped unhurt in the firing. Local sources said the accused also took away the motorbike and weapon from the slain constable.
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July - 10 
Unidentified militants failed to blow up the house of a spiritual healer Pir Abdus Sattar Khattak in Naya Mohallah area of Rawalpindi on July 10, reports The News. The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), however, defused over half-a-kilogram device, wrapped i
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Unidentified militants failed to blow up the house of a spiritual healer Pir Abdus Sattar Khattak in Naya Mohallah area of Rawalpindi on July 10, reports The News. The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), however, defused over half-a-kilogram device, wrapped in a polythene bag, and cleared the area, Police said.
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July - 10 
Unidentified militants on July 10 demolished the house of a member of peace committee and took away all the household items in Sanzalkhel area of Akkakhel in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. Sources said that
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Unidentified militants on July 10 demolished the house of a member of peace committee and took away all the household items in Sanzalkhel area of Akkakhel in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. Sources said that scores of militants riding pick-up trucks entered the house of Siraj Khan in Sanzalkhel area and collected all the household items along with furniture. They destroyed the house by planting explosives in it. Siraj Khan is member of a local peace committee that is assisting Security Forces against militants in the area. The report did not mention about the whereabouts of Siraj Khan.
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July - 11 
A large number of people left their homes in violence-hit Lyari area with one group calling the migration a ‘desperate measure’ by community people to save their lives and the other describing it as a ‘political move’ after the recent thaw in relatio
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A large number of people left their homes in violence-hit Lyari area with one group calling the migration a ‘desperate measure’ by community people to save their lives and the other describing it as a ‘political move’ after the recent thaw in relations between the two parties representing as many different communities of the city’s oldest neighbourhood. Leaders of the Kutchhi community said that some eight buses and other vehicles carrying nearly 1,000 people, including women and children, left for Badin District where they would live in camps, schools and an abandoned place close to a shrine where dozens of such families were already living.
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July - 11 
At least seven people were killed, including an Afghan security guard, and 10 others, including four Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, sustained injuries in a suicide attack in Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District bordering Afghanistan on July 11, rep
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At least seven people were killed, including an Afghan security guard, and 10 others, including four Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, sustained injuries in a suicide attack in Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District bordering Afghanistan on July 11, reports The Express Tribune. A suicide bomber wanted to enter the bordering town of Chaman through the Friendship Gate Baab-e-Dosti) at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border from Afghanistan when Security Forces (SFs), finding him suspicious, stopped him at the gate. On being caught, the suicide bomber blew him up killing seven people, including an Afghan security guard and three Pakistani and three Afghani civilians. Immediately after the attack the border was closed for all goods, people and vehicles. NATO supplies were also suspended due to the closure of the border.
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July - 11 
At least three members of the Aman Lashkar (peace militia) were found dead in the Gazki Nullah area of Sui in Dera Bugti District, reported Daily Times. Sources said that the deceased members had been abducted on June 26, 2013 from Sui.
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At least three members of the Aman Lashkar (peace militia) were found dead in the Gazki Nullah area of Sui in Dera Bugti District, reported Daily Times. Sources said that the deceased members had been abducted on June 26, 2013 from Sui.
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July - 11 
Balochistan Levies rescued two abducted labourers, identified as Abdul Wali and Zainuddin, from the Muslim Bagh area of Qila Saifullah District.
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Balochistan Levies rescued two abducted labourers, identified as Abdul Wali and Zainuddin, from the Muslim Bagh area of Qila Saifullah District.
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July - 11 
Crime Investigation Department (CID) on July 11 claimed to have arrested six operatives of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) from Qazafi Chowk area in Orangi Town of Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, for their alleged involvement in
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Crime Investigation Department (CID) on July 11 claimed to have arrested six operatives of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) from Qazafi Chowk area in Orangi Town of Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, for their alleged involvement in the June 21, 2013, killing of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Sajid Qureshi and 25 others in a sectarian attack in North Nazimabad Town, reports The Express Tribune. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) CID Aslam Khan said that the suspects were affiliated with the Naeem Bukhari group of the LeJ. Police also recovered three suicide vests, a dozen hand grenades, pistols and other ammunition from the suspects. The suspects were identified as Talha Bin Badar alias Wikky, Muhammad Asim alias Capri, Kazim Ali Shah, Muhammad Farhan, Obaidur Rehman and Muhammad Shahab alias Chota. One of the suspects, Kazim was a constable in the Sindh Police Department.
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July - 11 
Militants abducted a person, identified as Muhammad Siddiq, from Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District.
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Militants abducted a person, identified as Muhammad Siddiq, from Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District.
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July - 11 
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during his visit to Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) headquarters on July 11 urged to increase civil-military cooperation for eradication of terrorism, reports Dawn. Annihilation of terrorism is the top most priority of t
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during his visit to Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) headquarters on July 11 urged to increase civil-military cooperation for eradication of terrorism, reports Dawn. Annihilation of terrorism is the top most priority of the Government, he added. He apprised the intelligence officials over National Security and counter-terrorism policies of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Government This was PM Sharif’s first visit to the ISI headquarters after assuming the office of Prime Minister.
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July - 11 
The Supreme Court on July 11 observed that the Federal and Provincial Governments must ensure the implementation of law as well as court judgments for preventing a parallel system of justice by holding Jirgas (tribal council) in violation of the law,
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The Supreme Court on July 11 observed that the Federal and Provincial Governments must ensure the implementation of law as well as court judgments for preventing a parallel system of justice by holding Jirgas (tribal council) in violation of the law, reports The News. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and comprising Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry and Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, heard a suo moto case of Rajanpur wherein a 10-member Jirga awarded severe punishment to a person after he could not prove himself innocent.
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July - 11 
Two persons were killed and five others sustained injuries in a remote-controlled blast outside a mosque in the Kacha Pakka area of Kohat Town (Kohat District) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 11, reports The News. The sources said unidentified persons
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Two persons were killed and five others sustained injuries in a remote-controlled blast outside a mosque in the Kacha Pakka area of Kohat Town (Kohat District) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 11, reports The News. The sources said unidentified persons had fitted explosives to a motorcycle and parked it outside a mosque in Kacha Pakka, which is close to the boundary of the Orakzai Agency in FATA and is mostly inhabited by the Shias. The blast was aimed at targeting Malik Najaf Ali and Malik Badshah Ali from Orakzai Agency, but they were not present in the mosque, adds Dawn. A tailor shop, two motorcycles, a Suzuki pick-up and a car were damaged in the explosion. The deceased were identified as Zahir Hussain of Marai and Hamid Raza of Alizai. The injured included Hussain Ali of Kachai, Vaqar Haider of Ustarzai and Ameer Hussain and Mohammad Zaman of Alizai.
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July - 11 
Unidentified militants opened indiscriminate fire on a shop located on Chandi Road of Mastung District and shot dead one Ghulam Haider.
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Unidentified militants opened indiscriminate fire on a shop located on Chandi Road of Mastung District and shot dead one Ghulam Haider.
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July - 11 
Unidentified militants shot dead a college professor, identified as Abdul Razzaq, and injured another one Abdul Hakeem who was travelling with him on Chakar Khan Road in Khuzdar District. No outfit claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Unidentified militants shot dead a college professor, identified as Abdul Razzaq, and injured another one Abdul Hakeem who was travelling with him on Chakar Khan Road in Khuzdar District. No outfit claimed responsibility for the attack.
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July - 11 
Vice Chair of the all-Parliamentary group Lord Avebury on July 11 called on the United Kingdom to help Pakistan in reforming its security and intelligence agencies to make them fit for purpose in order for them to act against banned terrorists groups
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Vice Chair of the all-Parliamentary group Lord Avebury on July 11 called on the United Kingdom to help Pakistan in reforming its security and intelligence agencies to make them fit for purpose in order for them to act against banned terrorists groups, involved in killings of Shia Muslims, reports The News. Lord Avebury summoned an emergency meeting in British Parliament in view of the ongoing relentless killings of the Shia Muslims. He said he was alarmed that Shia killings have spiked in the last six months and although the wider international community was aware about the problem there was no progress in Pakistan to counter the violence aimed at Shias. “We should ensure that the Home Office’s Country of Origin Information Service report covers the wave of atrocities against Shia’s; at the moment it stops at December 2012, missing the crescendo of massacres in 2013,” he urged. Parliamentarians and human rights organisations took part in the conference, organised by International Association of Human Rights.
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July - 12 
Balochistan Chief Minister’s spokesman and National Party Information Secretary Jan Muhammad Buleidi’s nephew, identified as Chiragh, a Levies soldier, was shot dead in Mehnaz area of Kech District on July 12, reported Daily Times. “My nephew Chirag
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Balochistan Chief Minister’s spokesman and National Party Information Secretary Jan Muhammad Buleidi’s nephew, identified as Chiragh, a Levies soldier, was shot dead in Mehnaz area of Kech District on July 12, reported Daily Times. “My nephew Chiragh, who was a sepoy in the Balochistan Levies, was shot dead,” he said.
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July - 12 
The Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah set up a five-member committee comprising three provincial ministers, Doctor Sikander Mandhro, Jam Mehtab Dahar, Ali Mardan Shah, and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP-Sindh) Secretary General Taj Haider and Ra
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The Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah set up a five-member committee comprising three provincial ministers, Doctor Sikander Mandhro, Jam Mehtab Dahar, Ali Mardan Shah, and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP-Sindh) Secretary General Taj Haider and Rashid Rabbani for rehabilitation of affected Kutchhi families, who had left their homes for Badin and Thatta Districts following days of violence in Lyari, reports Dawn. The decision came a day after another batch of people, including women and children, left their homes. Since the recent flare-up of violence in Lyari between 3,000 and 5,000 people belonging to the Kutchhi community left their homes in Lyari and shifted to safe places in the city as well as other towns of Sindh, including Thatta, Badin, Umerkot, during the last one week.
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July - 12 
An unidentified dead body was found from Old Haji Camp in Saddar Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 12, reports Daily Times. Police said that unidentified militants abducted the victim and later dumped his body after shooting h
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An unidentified dead body was found from Old Haji Camp in Saddar Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 12, reports Daily Times. Police said that unidentified militants abducted the victim and later dumped his body after shooting him multiple times.
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July - 12 
Justice Noorul Haq of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on July 12 ordered Police to register a murder case against former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf over the killing of Ghazi Abdul Rasheed during the 2007 military operation in Lal Mas
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Justice Noorul Haq of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on July 12 ordered Police to register a murder case against former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf over the killing of Ghazi Abdul Rasheed during the 2007 military operation in Lal Masjid (Red Mosque), reports Daily Times. Justice Noorul Haq issued the order on a petition filed by Haroon Rasheed, son of Ghazi Abdul Rashid, through his counsel Tariq Asad, against the murder of his father and grandmother during the operation. The complainant said Lal Masjid Commission report reveals that Musharraf had ordered the operation, in which his father was killed. However, Musharraf’s counsel Ilyas Siddiqui said that since Musharraf has served as President and Army Chief, he enjoys immunity in a criminal case.
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July - 12 
Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) disposed of a petition filed for the recovery of a missing person, Qazi Muhammad Ibrahim, with the direction to Margalla Police to trace him and submit a compliance report, reports Dawn.
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Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) disposed of a petition filed for the recovery of a missing person, Qazi Muhammad Ibrahim, with the direction to Margalla Police to trace him and submit a compliance report, reports Dawn. The judge directed Station House Officer (SHO) Margalla Tanveer Abbasi to make personal efforts for the recovery of the missing man. Justice Siddiqui also directed the SHO to inform the court whether the man was in custody of any Intelligence Agency or had been kidnapped-for-ransom. Qazi Mohammad Ibrahim went missing on June 12, 2013, after leaving his residence to visit his new house at PWD Colony in Islamabad. The petition for his recovery was filed by his mother Aamira Riaz Qazi. She nominated Directors General Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Intelligence Bureau (IB), the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the Secretary Interior, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad and SHO Margalla as respondents.
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July - 12 
Malala Yusufzai, in a speech to the United Nations on her first public appearance since being shot at and injured by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on October 12, 2012, vowed on July 12 not to be silenced by terrorists, reports Daily Times. “Th
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Malala Yusufzai, in a speech to the United Nations on her first public appearance since being shot at and injured by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on October 12, 2012, vowed on July 12 not to be silenced by terrorists, reports Daily Times. “They thought that the bullet would silence us, but they failed. The terrorists thought that they would change my aims and stop my ambitions, but nothing changed in my life, except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born,” Malala said on her 16th birthday in a presentation in which she called for books and pens to be used as weapons. She stated, “I want education for the sons and daughters of the Taliban and all the terrorists and extremists. I do not even hate the talib who shot me. Even if there is a gun in my hand and he stands in front of me I would not shoot him.”
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July - 12 
Police arrested six accused and recovered weapons during a search operation in Mauripur area of Kiamari Town, reports The News.
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Police arrested six accused and recovered weapons during a search operation in Mauripur area of Kiamari Town, reports The News.
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July - 12 
Police arrested two persons suspected to be involved in Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Amanullah Khan and his driver’s murder on July 8.
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Police arrested two persons suspected to be involved in Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Amanullah Khan and his driver’s murder on July 8.
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July - 12 
Quoting the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), The News on July 12 reported that Tehreek-e- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have set up a base in Syria to assess "the needs of the jihad". Citing a Taliban operative, the BBC reported that the base was set
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Quoting the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), The News on July 12 reported that Tehreek-e- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have set up a base in Syria to assess "the needs of the jihad". Citing a Taliban operative, the BBC reported that the base was set up with the assistance of ex-Afghan fighters of Middle Eastern origin who have moved to Syria in recent years. At least 12 experts in warfare and information technology had gone to Syria in the last two months, the Taliban operative told BBC. The Pakistani Government has not yet commented on the issue.
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July - 12 
The CID Police arrested another suspect, identified as Amin Bugti, on charges of being involved in supplying arms to Lyari gangsters and a political party.
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The CID Police arrested another suspect, identified as Amin Bugti, on charges of being involved in supplying arms to Lyari gangsters and a political party.
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July - 12 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Police claimed to have arrested a TTP militant, identified as Kochi Khan, allegedly involved in the assassination of Awami National Party’s (ANP) candidate Sadiq Zaman for the May 2013 National Assembly Ele
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Police claimed to have arrested a TTP militant, identified as Kochi Khan, allegedly involved in the assassination of Awami National Party’s (ANP) candidate Sadiq Zaman for the May 2013 National Assembly Elections and a few Policemen, from Gulshan-e-Sikanderabad area of Kiamari Town, reported Dawn. CID SSP Raja Umar Khattab said that the suspect, originally hailing from Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), belonged to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). “Khan along with his accomplices Ajab Gul and Mushtaq killed ANP candidate Sadiq Zaman and his son Aimal Khattak four months ago when they were coming out of a mosque after offering Friday prayers in Bilal Colony of Korangi Town,” said SSP Khattab. The suspect also confessed to his involvement in the killings of four policemen in different parts of the city, he added.
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July - 12 
The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), mostly the Kutchi community members, of Lyari who are currently living in a deserted place in Badin District are facing immense hardships, reports Daily Times. Mostly women and children, these IDPs have been f
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The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), mostly the Kutchi community members, of Lyari who are currently living in a deserted place in Badin District are facing immense hardships, reports Daily Times. Mostly women and children, these IDPs have been forced by violence and gang warfare in Lyari to take shelter elsewhere, leaving behind their homes and properties. The traumatic Lyari IDPs have been made to take refuge in the graveyard of Dargah Shah Gahiro in the hope that this would be safe haven for them. But after a passage of few days, they found themselves forlorn and forgotten as no Government official or Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) visited them.
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July - 12 
Three bomb blasts were reported in Hyderabad city of Hyderabad District. However, no casualty took place. According to details, the office of a Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) was targeted in the first blast. Later, two more explosions occurred
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Three bomb blasts were reported in Hyderabad city of Hyderabad District. However, no casualty took place. According to details, the office of a Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) was targeted in the first blast. Later, two more explosions occurred on a railway track in Hussainabad area, suspending train service between Karachi and Peshawar (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) for a while.
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July - 12 
Unidentified assailants on July 12 shot dead a former Intelligence Bureau (IB) official at Dhaki Nalbandi under Khan Raziq Police Station in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. An official said th
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Unidentified assailants on July 12 shot dead a former Intelligence Bureau (IB) official at Dhaki Nalbandi under Khan Raziq Police Station in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. An official said the deceased, Arif, was former IB assistant director. “He was purchasing items for iftari when two unidentified assailants riding a motorbike attacked him,” he said. The official said Mr Arif was the second former IB official murdered in the past week. “A former assistant director was shot dead in Shakhabad in Gulbahar Police Station limits on July 8,” he said.
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July - 14 
At least two persons were killed in a US drone strike in Mosaki village near Mir Ali town of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 14, reports The News. “The two men, probably foreigners, were passing through M
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At least two persons were killed in a US drone strike in Mosaki village near Mir Ali town of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 14, reports The News. “The two men, probably foreigners, were passing through Mosaki village in Mir Ali subdivision when the drone fired two missiles and hit them,” a Government official in Mir Ali said.
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July - 14 
Bans by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leaders and a lack of access to certain areas have made it near impossible to make the country polio-free, The Express Tribune reported on July 15. Information shared with The Express Tribune reflects 17 of 20
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Bans by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leaders and a lack of access to certain areas have made it near impossible to make the country polio-free, The Express Tribune reported on July 15. Information shared with The Express Tribune reflects 17 of 20 or 85% of polio cases reported across the country were due to the above-mentioned reasons, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Most of these reasons are interrelated. Between conspiracies about foreign interests aiming to sterilise men to the Taliban conditioning the lifting of the ban with the end of drone strikes, areas become riskier for polio teams and parents become more difficult to convince. Awareness campaigns to remove misconceptions regarding the vaccine resulted in polio workers being gunned down on the second day of a nationwide anti-polio campaign in December 2012. The National Research and Development Foundation (NRDF) and UNICEF suspended their polio awareness drive in KP and FATA following the incidents.
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July - 14 
Mullah Nazir faction of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) banned the use of "tight or thin" clothes both for men and women in the holy month of Ramzan and warned of one month imprisonment for not fasting in South Waziristan Agency (SWA), reports Times
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Mullah Nazir faction of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) banned the use of "tight or thin" clothes both for men and women in the holy month of Ramzan and warned of one month imprisonment for not fasting in South Waziristan Agency (SWA), reports Times of India. The Ramzan code of conduct guidelines was issued in a pamphlet after the Mullah Nazir Taliban Group held a Shura (council) meeting in Wana headquarters of SWA. Tight or thin clothes have been banned for both men and women during the holy month, the pamphlet stated. "We warn the shopkeepers and tailors with severe punishments (for violating the rule). Fine up to PKR 50,000 would be imposed on those found guilty," the pamphlet read.
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July - 14 
On the night of July 14, 2013, the bandits released three civilians kidnapped months earlier for a reduced ransom of PKR 2 million, after talks between Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Sardar Atif Mazari – representing the Government – and Ataulla
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On the night of July 14, 2013, the bandits released three civilians kidnapped months earlier for a reduced ransom of PKR 2 million, after talks between Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Sardar Atif Mazari – representing the Government – and Ataullah, alias Patt Umrani, an ally of Chotu Mazari. Sources told The Express Tribune that Chotu Mazari had handed over the 11 hostages to Umrani and asked him to negotiate on his behalf. After negotiations with the MPA, Doctor Wazir Khan, his 18-year-old son Shahzeb Khan, and a dispenser – all of them from Rahim Yar Khan District – had been released in exchange for PKR 2 million. Chotu Mazari had earlier demanded a ransom of PKR10 million.
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July - 14 
Pakistan Air Force jet fighters struck the militants hideous in Akakhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) destroying at least three of their secret bases while seven militants were kille
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Pakistan Air Force jet fighters struck the militants hideous in Akakhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) destroying at least three of their secret bases while seven militants were killed and injured many others on July 14, reports Daily Times. Senior military official confirmed that air strikes had taken place “somewhere between Orakzai and Khyber”.
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July - 14 
Police arrested 11 suspected persons and destroyed six hideouts of the militants in the Frontier Region Peshawar, reports The News. Talking to reporters, Deputy Superintendent of Police Izhar Khan said that Elite Police Force and Nowshera Police laun
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Police arrested 11 suspected persons and destroyed six hideouts of the militants in the Frontier Region Peshawar, reports The News. Talking to reporters, Deputy Superintendent of Police Izhar Khan said that Elite Police Force and Nowshera Police launched midnight operation in Jaroba, Sheikh Babar Baba forest, Jabba Khushk, Jabba Tar and other areas. He said that the Police also raided the hideouts of two proclaimed offenders Shamsul Qamar and Mamraiz. He said the Police arrested Fahad, Salar, Zulfiqar, Namdar Mamraiz and recovered a cache arms and ammunition from the hideouts.
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July - 14 
Police recovered a dead body, identified as that of Abdul Hameed, from Turbat District on July 14, reports Daily Times. The victim had been killed by unidentified militants who later dumped his body.
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Police recovered a dead body, identified as that of Abdul Hameed, from Turbat District on July 14, reports Daily Times. The victim had been killed by unidentified militants who later dumped his body.
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July - 14 
Two persons killed in US drone attack on July 14 in Mosaki village near Mir Ali town of North Waziristan Agency, were identified as two militants of foreign origin. “The two men, probably Arab nationals, were passing through Mosaki village when the d
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Two persons killed in US drone attack on July 14 in Mosaki village near Mir Ali town of North Waziristan Agency, were identified as two militants of foreign origin. “The two men, probably Arab nationals, were passing through Mosaki village when the drone fired two missiles and hit them,” said the official. Their identities were not clear. Another security source said they were foreign militants of Turkmen origin.
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July - 15 
Punjab Police on July 15 finally managed to recover eight Policemen, who were abducted by a group of robbers from the kacha area of Rajanpur District, after having successful negotiations with the kidnappers, reports Daily Times. This release of hos
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Punjab Police on July 15 finally managed to recover eight Policemen, who were abducted by a group of robbers from the kacha area of Rajanpur District, after having successful negotiations with the kidnappers, reports Daily Times. This release of hostages came at a price. The Government agreed to release three members of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) in exchange for eight Policemen held hostage by a gang led by notorious bandit Chotu Mazari, reported The Express Tribune.
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July - 15 
A detailed report issued by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on July 15 stated that ethnic, sectarian and politically-linked violence has taken 1,726 lives in Karachi from January to June 2013, which is around 45 percent higher compared to
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A detailed report issued by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on July 15 stated that ethnic, sectarian and politically-linked violence has taken 1,726 lives in Karachi from January to June 2013, which is around 45 percent higher compared to 1,215 deaths during the same period in 2012, reports Daily Times. The data, collected from newspapers and compiled by HRCP, expressed grave concern over the issue. The report further disclosed that those killed include victims of sectarian violence, targeted killings, as well as those whose dead bodies were found in different parts of the city. HRCP noted that in each of the six months in 2013, the killings were much higher than the corresponding period last year with June being the most violent. As many as 291 people were killed in January 2013, compared to 153 in January 2012 - 271 in February compared to 149 in February 2012 - 311 in March 2013 and 182 in March 2012 - 262 in April this year and 258 in April 2012 - 278 in May this year compared to 244 in May last year and 313 was the death toll in June 2013 compared to 229 in June 2012. Though the number of fatalities in violence was by no means small in the previous year, in 2013 the number never dipped below 250 in any month from January to June 2013.
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July - 15 
A man, identified as Shaukat Ali (40) was shot dead within the limits of Baghdai Police Station on G Alana Road.
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A man, identified as Shaukat Ali (40) was shot dead within the limits of Baghdai Police Station on G Alana Road.
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July - 15 
Adnan Rasheed, a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, on July 15 wrote to female peace activist Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the TTP militants in the Mingora area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on October 9, 2012, calli
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Adnan Rasheed, a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, on July 15 wrote to female peace activist Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the TTP militants in the Mingora area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on October 9, 2012, calling the attack on her fully justified, reports Central Asia Online. Refereeing to Malala’s July 12 UN speech, Rasheed claimed that her message was "more destructive than any weapon." Rasheed called on Malala, to return to her hometown of Mingora. She should attend an all-female Islamic seminary and study only the Koran, he said. Rasheed was one of almost 400 prisoners who escaped from the Bannu Jail on April 15, 2012.
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At least four people belonging to the Shia community were killed when unidentified militants opened fire on Raza Hussain’s vehicle on Masjid Road area of Quetta on July 15, reported The Express Tribune. Two passers-by were also seriously wounded. “Al
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At least four people belonging to the Shia community were killed when unidentified militants opened fire on Raza Hussain’s vehicle on Masjid Road area of Quetta on July 15, reported The Express Tribune. Two passers-by were also seriously wounded. “All the four victims were Shia,” Fayyaz Sumbal, a senior Police Official in Quetta told media, adding that the attackers fled the scene after the shooting. Rahim Khan, another police official in Quetta, confirmed the incident and said that the attackers came in a white-coloured car and sprayed bullets on the victims who were travelling in another vehicle. “Apparently it was a sectarian attack,” Khan confirmed. The Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) said that there is shortage of Police personnel and that Police officials cannot be deployed for every individual. “Raza Hussain, whose vehicle was fired at was the owner of an electronics shop in the area and was going home after closing shop,” reported The Express Tribune correspondent Mehmood. The other three deceased were identified as Ali Raza, Idress and Raza Muhammad while Syed Faizul Haq and Taqi Muhammad were injured.
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July - 15 
In an effort to rein in lawlessness in Balochistan, the Government has decided to revamp the entire structure of all Law Enforcement Agencies active in the province while planning to double personnel strength to meet security challenges. “The prime
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In an effort to rein in lawlessness in Balochistan, the Government has decided to revamp the entire structure of all Law Enforcement Agencies active in the province while planning to double personnel strength to meet security challenges. “The prime minister has put the issue of Balochistan security on his top most priority,” Nawaz Sharif’s political secretary Asif Kirmani told The Express Tribune.
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July - 15 
In his directives, issued through Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Nawaz has asked the corps commandant Frontier Corps, inspector general of police and the chief secretary of Balochistan to come up with solid recommendations meant to rid th
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In his directives, issued through Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Nawaz has asked the corps commandant Frontier Corps, inspector general of police and the chief secretary of Balochistan to come up with solid recommendations meant to rid the troubled province of militancy and sectarianism. “The Federal Government sought our recommendations on how to revamp the entire Police system in the province,” confirmed Inspector General Police Balochistan Mushtaq Sukhaira. Sukhaira said that among drastic changes to the structure of policing in the province, his department would also try and convince the Federal Government to equip the force with latest weaponry to tackle militancy.
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July - 15 
In its preliminary findings the Balochistan Home Department has recommended an increase of 15,000 to 20,000 new personnel in Police, 10,000 to 15,000 in Levies force personnel and similarly 15,000 to 20,000 in the Frontier Corps, a senior Balochistan
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In its preliminary findings the Balochistan Home Department has recommended an increase of 15,000 to 20,000 new personnel in Police, 10,000 to 15,000 in Levies force personnel and similarly 15,000 to 20,000 in the Frontier Corps, a senior Balochistan Police Official confided in The Express Tribune. Currently, the Balochistan police and constabulary comprises about 35,000 personnel. Resultantly, only five to ten per cent of the provincial territory is controlled by the Police while the current strength of approximately 20,000 Levies operates in B areas—rural areas of the province. The strength of FC currently stands at about 50,000 personnel and the agency is headed by the military in the province.
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July - 15 
Quoting Police officials Dawn on July 15 (today) reported that Haji Gulzar Awan, a resident of Westridge-1 in Rawalpindi District, who had contested 2013 election from NA-57 on Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) ticket, has been receiving extortion threat
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Quoting Police officials Dawn on July 15 (today) reported that Haji Gulzar Awan, a resident of Westridge-1 in Rawalpindi District, who had contested 2013 election from NA-57 on Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) ticket, has been receiving extortion threats allegedly from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) who are demanding PKR 50 million from him. Awan complained to the Police that he had received three long interval threat calls from extortionists who also threatened of abducting him if he failed to meet their demand. When a senior police official was contacted, he said Haji Gulzar Awan, after receiving extortion calls, went to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Israr Ahmed Abbasi and informed the Police that the caller, who spoke Pashto, identified himself as a member of the TTP and demanded ransom. He added that he had received three similar phone calls so far. Abbasi had received a threat letter along with a USB containing the video and pictures of the suspected TTP militants. However, the Police have so far been unable to trace any clue which could lead to the extortionists. Earlier, Raja Hanif Abbasi, a wealthy businessman from Murree, had also received extortion and life threats allegedly from the TTP, which demanded PKR100 million from him, Police said.
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July - 15 
The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on July 15 issued orders to produce former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf before it in the Nawab Akbar Bugti assassination, reports Daily Times. The judge, Muhammad Ismail, also rejected an investigation repo
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The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on July 15 issued orders to produce former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf before it in the Nawab Akbar Bugti assassination, reports Daily Times. The judge, Muhammad Ismail, also rejected an investigation report about former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and former Dera Bugti District Coordination Officer Samad Lasi and ordered Crime Branch Team to again produce the report in court at the next date of hearing. The case was later adjourned until July 30. On the other hand, the Balochistan High court heard a petition by Advocate Ilyas Siddiqi, on behalf of Musharraf, regarding rejection of the Former President’s bail petition. Meanwhile, after the refusal of Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, another Supreme Court judge, Justice Nasirul Mulk, has recused from the hearing of the appeal against Islamabad High Court’s decision to grant bail to Pervez Musharraf in the case of detention of judges of superior judiciary after promulgation of emergency in November 2007. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk has referred the matter to the Chief Justice for the formation of a new bench in this case and adjourned the case for indefinite period. Citing Musharraf as respondent, Advocate Aslam Ghuman has challenged the June 11, 2013 judgement of the IHC allowing after-arrest bail to the former military dictator and deleting terrorism charges from the case.
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July - 15 
The done strikes of United States (US) faces broad opposition around the world and is unpopular across the globe, says Washington based The Pew Research Centre report released on July 15, reports Dawn. The Pew Research Centre conducted a survey on th
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The done strikes of United States (US) faces broad opposition around the world and is unpopular across the globe, says Washington based The Pew Research Centre report released on July 15, reports Dawn. The Pew Research Centre conducted a survey on the issue in 39 countries, out of which 31 countries disapprove of US drone attacks against extremist groups in places such as Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. “In most of the nations polled, there continues to be extensive opposition to the American drone campaign against extremist leaders and organisations,” the report notes. The only three countries where majorities support the drone campaign are Israel (64 per cent), Kenya (56 percent) and the US itself (61perecent).
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July - 15 
The initial report prepared by the Provincial Government’s Committee on the migration of Kutchi community submitted to Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah on July 15 states that the war over extortion and political motives has caused the recent spell of vio
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The initial report prepared by the Provincial Government’s Committee on the migration of Kutchi community submitted to Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah on July 15 states that the war over extortion and political motives has caused the recent spell of violence in Lyari that has forced many members of the Kutchi community to flee to parts of rural Sindh, reports The Express Tribune. The committee comprises five Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) members, including Taj Haider, Doctor Sikandar Mandhro, Ali Mardan Shah, Rashid Rabbani and Jam Mahtab Dahar. It was formed on July 12, 2013 soon after the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif asked the Federal Interior Secretary to visit Karachi. The members of the committee visited Badin and Thatta to hold meetings with the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living in camps. “We have started consulting various stakeholders and recorded statements of elected representatives, politicians, notables and social workers of the area. The initial findings point towards a ‘bhatta mafia’ and political motives as the reason behind the unrest,” a member of the committee said. “We will continue recording the statements of different stakeholders and present the final report to the CM within a couple of days.” There were, however, contradictory statements by the committee members on the number of IDPs who took shelter in Thatta and Badin Districts. PPP leader Taj Haider informed the media that around 3,000 people had been displaced. “Out of the displaced persons, the Government is looking after 1,200 people,” he added. “The Government is very serious about resolving the problems of the Kutchi community. Very soon we shall end the differences between the Baloch and the Kutchis.” Meanwhile, taking note of a report filed by the Rangers Director General Rizwan Akhtar, which proposed that the Police force be depoliticised, political parties’ militant wings should be disbanded, no-go areas be eliminated and a campaign be launched to deweaponise the city the three-member bench of the Supreme Court raised their concern that if law enforcers merely kept filing reports, who would eliminate the no-go areas and militant wings of the political parties in the city. The Supreme Court appeared tired of reports with suggestions instead of concrete results. The bench of Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Amir Hani Muslim, resumed the follow-up hearing of the Karachi violence suo motu case and observed that despite the law enforcers’ undertaking to improve law and order in April, nothing had changed over the last three months. “The situation of residents of Lyari is most miserable,” remarked Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, referring to the recent mass migration the Kutchi community members following intense fighting with the defunct Peoples Amn Committee (PAC).
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July - 15 
The Supreme Court on July 15 said that it would not allow any parallel judicial system for the trial of persons who are detained in internment centres, reports Daily Times. Heading the three-member bench on missing persons’ case, Chief Justice of Pak
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The Supreme Court on July 15 said that it would not allow any parallel judicial system for the trial of persons who are detained in internment centres, reports Daily Times. Heading the three-member bench on missing persons’ case, Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry told Additional Attorney General of Pakistan Tariq Khosa that under Article 10 of the constitution, no parallel judicial system could be run in the country. About hearing of the matters related to the internment centres’ detainees, the court said that a tribunal should be headed by a senior judge as no other person (military officer) would be allowed to play the role of judiciary. “Tell your government that now it is high time to legislate regarding these issues,” the Chief Justice told the AAG. “If somebody has committed a crime then he should be dealt in accordance with law. Do not ruin their families,” Justice Iftikhar observed. The State is responsible for security and protection of its citizens, the Chief Justice said and added that the court would not tolerate enforced disappearances of people. Justice Iftikhar said that people should not be picked up without evidence and kept in detention centres unlawfully. He said that the Supreme Court’s Human Rights Cell was receiving a large number of applications against Army and Rangers every day about enforced disappearances. Justice Jawwad said that 514 persons have been kept in seven internment centres in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He said the court wanted the Government to itself resolve the missing persons’ issue. Meanwhile, the court directed the home secretaries of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA) to submit the complete record of the detenues and the periodical report prepared by the review board. The court also said it wanted to examine whether the detainees are being treated as per the regulations and if the law is being adhered. The chief justice said that executive should take steps to extend federal laws to FATA and PATA.
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July - 15 
Three persons, including religious scholar Maulvi Mohibullah, were shot dead on Khuda’ay Dad Road in the provincial capital Quetta (Quetta District) on July 15, reports Daily Times. Police sources said that Maulvi Mohibullah, his brother Amanullah an
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Three persons, including religious scholar Maulvi Mohibullah, were shot dead on Khuda’ay Dad Road in the provincial capital Quetta (Quetta District) on July 15, reports Daily Times. Police sources said that Maulvi Mohibullah, his brother Amanullah and a colleague were sitting at a shop on Khuda’ay Dad Road when unidentified militants on a bike opened indiscriminate fire at them, leaving them dead and three others injured.
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July - 15 
Two people were killed and four others including two Rangers personnel were wounded in separate incidents of violence in Karachi on July 15, reports Daily Times. A man, identified as Khurram Ali (28), was shot dead within the remits of Model Colony P
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Two people were killed and four others including two Rangers personnel were wounded in separate incidents of violence in Karachi on July 15, reports Daily Times. A man, identified as Khurram Ali (28), was shot dead within the remits of Model Colony Police Station near Sitara Bakery in Malir Town. Police officials said that the victim sustained two bullet injuries and died on the spot.
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July - 15 
Two Rangers personnel, identified as Mohammad Azam and Mohammad Naeem, were wounded within the remits of Sacchal Police Station on Abul Hassan Isphani Road in Gulshan Town.
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Two Rangers personnel, identified as Mohammad Azam and Mohammad Naeem, were wounded within the remits of Sacchal Police Station on Abul Hassan Isphani Road in Gulshan Town.
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July - 15 
Unidentified militants threw a cracker on a shop in Karimabad locality of Gulberg Town, triggering panic among people, reported Dawn. However, the device caused no damage to life or property.
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Unidentified militants threw a cracker on a shop in Karimabad locality of Gulberg Town, triggering panic among people, reported Dawn. However, the device caused no damage to life or property.
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July - 15 
Two men, identified as Akhter Ali (23) and Haroon (8), were wounded within the premises of Pirabad Police Station in Pathan Colony of SITE Town.
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Two men, identified as Akhter Ali (23) and Haroon (8), were wounded within the premises of Pirabad Police Station in Pathan Colony of SITE Town.
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July - 16 
A committee on peace dispelling the impression that two communities are fighting with each other in Lyari in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, claimed on July 16 that a ‘third force’ is conspiring infighting between Baloch
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A committee on peace dispelling the impression that two communities are fighting with each other in Lyari in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, claimed on July 16 that a ‘third force’ is conspiring infighting between Baloch and Katchi communities in Lyari, reports Daily Times. President Asif Ali Zardari had constituted the committee which comprises of representatives from Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Sindh Government. The president had constituted the committee, headed by the PPP leader and Sindh Law Minister Doctor Sikandar Mandhro, after an increase in protests by people belonging to the Katchi community who were complaining atrocities being committed against them by persons belonging to People’s Aman Committee (PAC).
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July - 16 
A man, identified as Kashif (27), was found dead at Birzerta Lines in Saddar Town a few yards away from the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre.
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A man, identified as Kashif (27), was found dead at Birzerta Lines in Saddar Town a few yards away from the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre.
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July - 16 
A man, identified as Musa Khan (26), was killed at Faqeera Goth area of Sohrab Goth in Gadap Town.
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A man, identified as Musa Khan (26), was killed at Faqeera Goth area of Sohrab Goth in Gadap Town.
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July - 16 
A man, identified as Nisar, was shot dead near a house in Bhittai Abad area of Korangi Town.
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A man, identified as Nisar, was shot dead near a house in Bhittai Abad area of Korangi Town.
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July - 16 
A Police Sub-Inspector was shot dead in Qissa Khwani Bazaar of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on July 16, reports The News. Sub-Inspector Gharibullah of Khan Raziq Police Station was on duty when unidentif
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A Police Sub-Inspector was shot dead in Qissa Khwani Bazaar of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on July 16, reports The News. Sub-Inspector Gharibullah of Khan Raziq Police Station was on duty when unidentified assailants on motorcycle opened fire on him.
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July - 16 
A Rangers official killed a taxi driver, later identified as Murad, in front of his four-year-old son, as he reportedly did not stop his taxi, despite the Rangers’ signal to do so near his residence in Gulistan-e-Jauhar locality of Gulshan Town, repo
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A Rangers official killed a taxi driver, later identified as Murad, in front of his four-year-old son, as he reportedly did not stop his taxi, despite the Rangers’ signal to do so near his residence in Gulistan-e-Jauhar locality of Gulshan Town, reports Daily Times. This is the second similar incident to have occurred in a couple of months. Earlier on June 4, a young man, Ghulam Haider, was shot dead by Rangers after he failed to stop his car in Shah Faisal Colony of Shah Faisal Town.
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July - 16 
Anti Extremist Cell (AEC) of Crime Investigation Department (CID) claimed to have arrested three suspects, identified as Ateeb, Zeeshan and Mohammed Faizan, allegedly involved in over one dozen cases of target killings. AEC officials said that CID pe
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Anti Extremist Cell (AEC) of Crime Investigation Department (CID) claimed to have arrested three suspects, identified as Ateeb, Zeeshan and Mohammed Faizan, allegedly involved in over one dozen cases of target killings. AEC officials said that CID personnel conducted targeted raid at criminal hideout on a tip-off in Buffer Zone locality in North Nazimabad Town. AEC chief Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Chaudhry Aslam Khan said that the arrested suspects belonged to a Karachi-based political party, but neither did he disclose their political affiliation. During interrogation, they confessed to have murdered several activists of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in Karachi.
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July - 16 
Ayla Musharraf, daughter of former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, is reportedly facing threats to her life according to a notification provided by the Home Department to the Government of Sindh, reported The Express Tribune on July 17.
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Ayla Musharraf, daughter of former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, is reportedly facing threats to her life according to a notification provided by the Home Department to the Government of Sindh, reported The Express Tribune on July 17. The Home Department was informed by Intelligence Agencies that terrorist organizations have drafted a plan to target the former General’s daughter in Karachi District. The Department has requested the Rangers and Police for fool-proof security for Ayla Musharraf.
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July - 16 
one Muhammad Danish (20), was shot dead at Mohajir Camp in Baldia Town.
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one Muhammad Danish (20), was shot dead at Mohajir Camp in Baldia Town.
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July - 16 
Police arrested two suspects and recovered bomb-making material from their possession from a village in Kuchlak teshil (revenue unit) of Quetta. Police said that a patrolling Police team, on a tip-off, raided a house in village Killi Landi of Kuchlak
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Police arrested two suspects and recovered bomb-making material from their possession from a village in Kuchlak teshil (revenue unit) of Quetta. Police said that a patrolling Police team, on a tip-off, raided a house in village Killi Landi of Kuchlak and arrested two suspects. “During interrogation, on the indication of the arrested suspects, the Police also recovered explosives and the material used in bomb blasts that included time device circuit-167, remote control receiver-183, remote control signal-3, remote control double-5, pressure circuit shoes-20, remote control-20, batteries-9x volts and battery cell-30,” Police added.
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July - 16 
Police in Karachi claimed that during an operation in Surjani area of Gadap Town they have arrested Bashir Leghari, the mastermind behind the June 26, 2013, bombing targeting the convoy of senior Sindh High Court (SHC) judge Justice Maqbool Baqar. Th
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Police in Karachi claimed that during an operation in Surjani area of Gadap Town they have arrested Bashir Leghari, the mastermind behind the June 26, 2013, bombing targeting the convoy of senior Sindh High Court (SHC) judge Justice Maqbool Baqar. The suspect is said to belong to the 'Asif chotu group' of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Doctor Ameer Sheikh said the operation was carried out with the help of an Intelligence Agency. While Leghari escaped with minor injuries, 10 people were killed in the attack. Justice Baqar, a member of the Shia community, was said to be on the hit-list of religious militants, including the LeJ and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). A spokesman for TTP had claimed responsibility for the attack on the senior judge, claiming he was targeted due to his “anti-Taliban and anti-Mujahideen decisions”.
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July - 16 
The Chhattisgarh Government on July 16 said that over 1,100 people, including Security Forces (SFs), have lost their lives in Maoist violence in the State in the past six years, with the highest causalities of 392 being reported in Bijapur District,
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The Chhattisgarh Government on July 16 said that over 1,100 people, including Security Forces (SFs), have lost their lives in Maoist violence in the State in the past six years, with the highest causalities of 392 being reported in Bijapur District, reports Zee News. In a written reply to a question by Congress legislator Kuldeep Singh Juneja in the State Assembly, State Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar said, "Total 3,089 Naxal incidents took place in the State from January 2008 till June 20 this year (2013). In these incidents, 1,181 people, including 696 civilians, 233 Policemen and 252 paramilitary troopers were killed." Figures tabled in the House showed that the highest number of causalities were witnessed in Bijapur, where a total of 392 people including 284 civilians, 70 Policemen and 38 paramilitary forces lost their lives in 934 Maoist incidents that took place between 2008-June 2013. After Bijapur, Dantewada saw second highest causalities numbering 305 followed by Kanker (119), Narayanpur (110), Rajnandgaon (84), Bastar (81), Sukma (30), Dhamtari (18), Gariyaband (14), Balrampur (8) and Kondagaon (7). Balod and Balodabazar Districts saw four causalities each, Mahsamund two while Raigarh, Jashpur and Sarguja witnessed one death each.
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July - 16 
The Chief of Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) and founder of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) Hafiz Muhammad Saeed on July 16 said that we would have to pave the ways for unity of the Ummah (Muslim community) and we would have to leave behind the sectarianism for welfare
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The Chief of Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) and founder of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) Hafiz Muhammad Saeed on July 16 said that we would have to pave the ways for unity of the Ummah (Muslim community) and we would have to leave behind the sectarianism for welfare of the Ummah, reports Sananews.net. While addressing the iftar party (to open the fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan) held at local hotel at the Bosan Road Multan city of Multan District in Punjab, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed said that the sacrifices of the Kashmiris are the ‘evidence’ of the notion that the India would not be able to keep on its illegal occupation on the Kashmir. He said that it is shameful for the precursors of the humanity that Security Council and human rights organizations are silent on the massacre of the innocent Muslims in Burma.
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July - 16 
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced on July 16 that Presidential elections would be held on August 6 and result would be announced on August 7, reports Daily Times. According to a notification, the ECP has fixed programme for receipt
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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced on July 16 that Presidential elections would be held on August 6 and result would be announced on August 7, reports Daily Times. According to a notification, the ECP has fixed programme for receipt of nomination papers (to be filed at different places), scrutiny of nomination papers, withdrawal of candidature, publication of the list of validly nominated candidates and about the polling day and the places of polling.
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July - 16 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on July 16 rejected the report that they were sending cadres to Syria, saying some have gone there independently but the movement’s focus remained in Pakistan, reports Daily Times. TTP sources said some militants,
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on July 16 rejected the report that they were sending cadres to Syria, saying some have gone there independently but the movement’s focus remained in Pakistan, reports Daily Times. TTP sources said some militants, mainly Arabs and Central Asians, had gone to fight the forces of President Bashar al Assad, but a senior leader dismissed reports of them setting up camps in Syria. Some media reports say scores of TTP militants are among them and they have set up camps in Syria. A senior ‘commander’ who sits on the Shura (council) of the TTP said that there was no tactical shift and no decision had been made to send forces to Syria. “There is no reality in these reports, we have far better targets in the region, NATO troops headed by the Americans are present in Afghanistan,” he said on condition of anonymity. “We are already in a war with Pakistani troops. We support the mujahedeen’s struggle in Syria but in our opinion, we have a lot more to do here in Pakistan and Afghanistan.” Since the uprising against Assad began in March 2011, foreign jihadists have flocked to Syria, where disparate rebel groups are seeking his downfall.
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July - 16 
The United States needs to hammer out a new drone deal with Pakistan as the Nawaz Sharif Government is unlikely to continue the current policy of plausible deniability, says US think-tank Council on Foreign Relations report released on July 17, repor
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The United States needs to hammer out a new drone deal with Pakistan as the Nawaz Sharif Government is unlikely to continue the current policy of plausible deniability, says US think-tank Council on Foreign Relations report released on July 17, reports Dawn. The report by Daniel Markey, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, says that the new deal will have to be sensitive to Pakistan’s concerns and objectives. “This will likely mean that Washington will face new constraints in its counter-terrorism operations. But managed with care, a new agreement could put the targeted killing campaign against Al Qaeda on firmer political footing without entirely eliminating its effectiveness,” he argues.
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July - 16 
Two unidentified armed assailants shot dead an Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) supporter, identified as Mohammed Naeem (32), in Sector-1D of Orangi Town of Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 16, reported The News.
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Two unidentified armed assailants shot dead an Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) supporter, identified as Mohammed Naeem (32), in Sector-1D of Orangi Town of Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 16, reported The News.
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July - 16 
Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline of 12-inch diameter in Jetani near Mach town in Bolan District disrupting gas supply to several areas.
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Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline of 12-inch diameter in Jetani near Mach town in Bolan District disrupting gas supply to several areas.
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July - 17 
A cadre of an unspecified outfit was killed by a volunteer of a local peace committee in Nawgazee Bara area of Shalobar in Bara tehsil. Sources said that Laeeq Shah along with his colleagues was patrolling Nawgazee Bara area when he was attacked by a
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A cadre of an unspecified outfit was killed by a volunteer of a local peace committee in Nawgazee Bara area of Shalobar in Bara tehsil. Sources said that Laeeq Shah along with his colleagues was patrolling Nawgazee Bara area when he was attacked by a volunteer of Shalobar Peace Committee.
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July - 17 
A foreign student of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET), identified as Muhammad, was abducted by unidentified militants from Hyderabad District. According to details Muhammad along with his friend Yousuf was coming from Jamshoro
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A foreign student of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET), identified as Muhammad, was abducted by unidentified militants from Hyderabad District. According to details Muhammad along with his friend Yousuf was coming from Jamshoro District to Qasimabad in Hyderabad District when unidentified militants travelling in a car intercepted them and abducted both of them. Later, the accused released Yousuf.
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July - 17 
A member of a defunct peace committee was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Omar Adda locality of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 17, reports Dawn. Sources said that Iqbal Khan was affiliated with the defunct peace committee led by
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A member of a defunct peace committee was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Omar Adda locality of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 17, reports Dawn. Sources said that Iqbal Khan was affiliated with the defunct peace committee led by Turkistan Bettani in Tank.
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July - 17 
A NATO aircraft infiltrated Pakistan’s airspace on July 17 and flew around for a duration of five to six minutes, reported The Express Tribune. They were in breach of Pakistan’s laws. However, military sources contradicted the news saying that no suc
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A NATO aircraft infiltrated Pakistan’s airspace on July 17 and flew around for a duration of five to six minutes, reported The Express Tribune. They were in breach of Pakistan’s laws. However, military sources contradicted the news saying that no such incident had occurred. They said there was no question of airspace violation by the coalition forces aircraft operating in Afghanistan.
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July - 17 
A security official, identified as Ahmed Khan, and a militant, identified as Amanullah, were killed and two others sustained injuries in an exchange of fire during a raid conducted by Law Enforcement Agencies, including the Anti-Terrorist Force (ATF
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A security official, identified as Ahmed Khan, and a militant, identified as Amanullah, were killed and two others sustained injuries in an exchange of fire during a raid conducted by Law Enforcement Agencies, including the Anti-Terrorist Force (ATF), Balochistan Levies and Police at a house in Gulistan tehsil (revenue unit) of Qilla Abdullah District on July 17, reported Daily Times. The security personnel also recovered a huge quantity of weapons from the house, which included three Kalashnikovs, three magazines and two TT pistols.
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July - 17 
An explosion took place in a bus in Paharipura area of Peshawar ([Peshawar District) near the Motorway exchange. The blast occurred inside an inter-city bus travelling between Abbottabad and Peshawar. The driver of the privately-owned bus service not
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An explosion took place in a bus in Paharipura area of Peshawar ([Peshawar District) near the Motorway exchange. The blast occurred inside an inter-city bus travelling between Abbottabad and Peshawar. The driver of the privately-owned bus service noticed a suspicious attachment on the back of the bus, prompting him to alarm the passengers. The Bomb Disposal Squad was sought but the explosives went off before the BDS could arrive.
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July - 17 
Appearing before the Supreme Court on July 17, Inspector General (IG) of Sindh Police informed the court that the issue in Lyari (Lyari Town of Karachi, Karachi District) was not politically motivated nor was it a clash between different communities
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Appearing before the Supreme Court on July 17, Inspector General (IG) of Sindh Police informed the court that the issue in Lyari (Lyari Town of Karachi, Karachi District) was not politically motivated nor was it a clash between different communities rather it was a tussle between two rival gangs in the locality, reported Dawn. He suggested the establishment of check posts on the rooftops on the residence of the Katchi community members in order to ensure the provision of security. The Supreme Court was hearing over Karachi unrest case. During the apex court's hearing held at its Karachi registry, Justice Amir Hani Muslim, inquired about the root cause of the Lyari issue, further questioning if the issue was politically motivated. Justice Khilji Arif Hussain remarked that the law and order situation in Lyari had deteriorated a while ago and not just a month ago. Few members of the Katchi communits, including women, staged a protest outside the Karachi registry of the Supreme Court where the hearing over the Karachi unrest was underway. The protesters demanded that the court take special notice of the law and order situation in Karachi.
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July - 17 
Blast had occurred earlier outside a house near Scheme chowk on Kohat road Peshawar. Police sources that a home-made explosive device was used in the blast and that there no human casualties in the incident. A portion of the boundary wall of the hous
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Blast had occurred earlier outside a house near Scheme chowk on Kohat road Peshawar. Police sources that a home-made explosive device was used in the blast and that there no human casualties in the incident. A portion of the boundary wall of the house was damaged as a result of the explosion.
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July - 17 
Despite a new Government in place, the situation in Balochistan has turned worse, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said on July 17, reports The Express Tribune. The Chief Justice made this comment while hearing the Balochistan law and order c
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Despite a new Government in place, the situation in Balochistan has turned worse, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said on July 17, reports The Express Tribune. The Chief Justice made this comment while hearing the Balochistan law and order case. Then apex court bench observed that the former Government failed to protect the people of the province and everyone hoped the new government will change things for better, however, the situation has not improved. The Chief Justice further lamented zero progress in the missing persons’ case. Commenting on the sectarian violence in the province, Chief Justice Chaudhry said only one community is being targeted by the extremists. He added that the militants are strengthening because of the Government’s soft stance. Chief Secretary of Balochistan – who appeared before the court today – admitted that the situation in Balochistan has turned worse but assured that the Police were more active than before and have been raiding and arresting suspects. Meanwhile, the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-Nawaz) Government is planning to replace its predecessor’s flagship programme for Balochistan with a new policy after it failed to resolve the festering problems of the troubled province. “We intend to introduce a new policy … We believe a vibrant economic policy can heal the wounds of the people of the violence-wrecked province,” Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Lieutenant-General (retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch said. The previous Pakistan People’s Party-led Government had introduced the Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan (AHB) package with much fanfare in 2009 as part of its efforts to stabilise the situation in the province. The wide-ranging package – which was aimed at eliminating the sense of deprivation among the people – comprised six constitutional, five political, 16 administrative and 34 economic proposals. However, the Government could implement just 43 of the 61 proposals by the end of its five-year constitutional tenure. The new Balochistan policy will focus on the 18 non-implemented proposals of the AHB package, officials preparing the draft said. Its prime focus, according to them, will be Balochistan’s share in gas royalties from the Iran-Pakistan pipeline agreement – under the USD 1.4 billion pact, Islamabad intends to import 750mmcfd of gas from Tehran. The new policy will allocate a third (250mmcfd) of the gas imported under the agreement to Balochistan.
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July - 17 
Hafiz Bashir Leghari, the prime suspect in connection with the June 26, 2013, attack on Justice Maqbool Baqar that killed 10 persons, who was arrested from Surjani area of Gulshan Town in Karachi District on July 16, 2013, succumbed to his injuries o
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Hafiz Bashir Leghari, the prime suspect in connection with the June 26, 2013, attack on Justice Maqbool Baqar that killed 10 persons, who was arrested from Surjani area of Gulshan Town in Karachi District on July 16, 2013, succumbed to his injuries on July 17, reports Dawn. Denying Bashir’s affiliation with any terrorist outfit his son claimed that his father was injured in “fake encounter”, adding that police entered into their house and injured his father, reported The News. Police, later, took their licensed weapon and declared it a shootout. He denied any link of his father with Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) or Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ).
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July - 17 
In an open letter released on July 17 the senior ‘commander’ of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Adnan Rasheed, wrote to Malala Yusufzai, accusing her of “smearing” them and urging her to return home and join a madrassa, reports Daily Times. Adnan R
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In an open letter released on July 17 the senior ‘commander’ of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Adnan Rasheed, wrote to Malala Yusufzai, accusing her of “smearing” them and urging her to return home and join a madrassa, reports Daily Times. Adnan Rasheed, who is a former air force member turned TTP cadre, said he personally wished the attack had not happened, but accused her of running a “smearing campaign” against the militants. “It is amazing that you are shouting for education, you and the United Nations Organisation (UNO) is pretending that you were shot due to education, although this is not the reason...not the education but your propaganda was the issue,” Rasheed wrote, adding, “What you are doing now, you are using your tongue on the behest of others.” The letter, written in English, was sent to reporters in northwest Pakistan and its authenticity confirmed to AFP by a senior Taliban cadre who is a close associate of Rasheed. He accused Malala of seeking to promote an education system begun by the British colonialists to produce “Asians in blood but English in taste” and said students should study Islam and not what it called the “satanic or secular curriculum”. “I advise you to come back home, adopt the Islamic and Pashtun culture, join any female Islamic madrassa near your home town, study and learn the book of Allah, use your pen for Islam and plight of Muslim ummah (community),” Rasheed wrote.
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July - 17 
It was reported that the Sindh Government’s efforts to make Lyari area in Karachi safe for the Kutchhi residents of the area seem to be failing as 250 more of them left the troubled area in three buses destined for Badin District. Usman Kutchhi, the
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It was reported that the Sindh Government’s efforts to make Lyari area in Karachi safe for the Kutchhi residents of the area seem to be failing as 250 more of them left the troubled area in three buses destined for Badin District. Usman Kutchhi, the spokesperson for the Kutchhi Rabita Committee (KRC), said the 250 migrants would reach the central shelter camp in Badin. He added that around 350 families of Kutchhi community had left their homes in Lyari and shifted to the central camp in Badin. “Many other families have temporarily settled in Tharparkar District and other towns of the province.”
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July - 17 
Peshawar Police recovered a huge quantity of explosives and related material and also arrested one suspected terrorist during a raid conducted in Federal H colony in Hassan Garhi area. Police sources that four suicide vests, 50 hand grenades, 20 prim
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Peshawar Police recovered a huge quantity of explosives and related material and also arrested one suspected terrorist during a raid conducted in Federal H colony in Hassan Garhi area. Police sources that four suicide vests, 50 hand grenades, 20 prima-cords, 20 receivers and 90 detonators were recovered during the raid. One suspected terrorists was also taken into custody while two of his associates managed to escape.
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July - 17 
The Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at (ASWJ) claimed the Police raid on 60-year-old Hafiz Bashir Leghari’s home was regrettable. “In order to hide their own failure, the Police have termed him the mastermind of the attack on Justice Maqbool Baqar,” said ASWJ
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The Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at (ASWJ) claimed the Police raid on 60-year-old Hafiz Bashir Leghari’s home was regrettable. “In order to hide their own failure, the Police have termed him the mastermind of the attack on Justice Maqbool Baqar,” said ASWJ spokesman Maulana Akbar Saeed Farooqi in a press statement, adding that he was a local social leader, chairman of the Deoband action committee and businessman.
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July - 17 
The United Kingdom on July 17 announced to work in partnership with Pakistan for developing strategies to tackle the ‘critical’ challenges of terrorism and energy crisis, reports Daily Times. British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Af
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The United Kingdom on July 17 announced to work in partnership with Pakistan for developing strategies to tackle the ‘critical’ challenges of terrorism and energy crisis, reports Daily Times. British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague paid tribute to the Pakistani people for their ‘considerable’ sacrifices in the war against terrorism. “The people of Pakistan have rejected terrorism and extremism,” he said and added that his country was ready to provide Pakistan with expertise to help it develop a national strategy against terrorism.
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July - 17 
Two members of a peace committee were killed and six injured in exchange of fire in Tirah valley area of Landi Kotal tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 17, reports Dawn. Sources in the area sa
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Two members of a peace committee were killed and six injured in exchange of fire in Tirah valley area of Landi Kotal tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 17, reports Dawn. Sources in the area said some members of the peace committee in Bagh Maidan were opposed to the command of Meenar Khan alias Meenari. They said members of the peace committee had a heated argument on the matter, which led to the exchange of fire killing two and injuring six.
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July - 17 
Unidentified militants shot dead Malik Yarzaman Khan, a member of Salarzai Peace Committee, in Singery area of Salarzai tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency. According to the officials of local administration, Malik Yarzaman Khan (46), was on way t
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Unidentified militants shot dead Malik Yarzaman Khan, a member of Salarzai Peace Committee, in Singery area of Salarzai tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency. According to the officials of local administration, Malik Yarzaman Khan (46), was on way to his home when unidentified militants shot him dead and managed to escape.
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July - 18 
A body of a gangster, identified as Amjad Baloch, was found near Mirza Adam Khan Road in Lyari Town. Chakiwara Police said that abductors tortured and shot him multiple times before throwing his body.
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A body of a gangster, identified as Amjad Baloch, was found near Mirza Adam Khan Road in Lyari Town. Chakiwara Police said that abductors tortured and shot him multiple times before throwing his body.
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July - 18 
A man, identified as Shakeel-ul-Khair, was shot dead at Bilal Colony in Korangi Town. Korangi Industrial Area Police suspects that the motive behind his killing was extortion.
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A man, identified as Shakeel-ul-Khair, was shot dead at Bilal Colony in Korangi Town. Korangi Industrial Area Police suspects that the motive behind his killing was extortion.
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July - 18 
A Police constable, identified as Ghayasuddin, was killed while his partner Saleem was wounded when unidentified armed assailants shot at them near Furniture Market in Karimabad area of Gulberg Town.
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A Police constable, identified as Ghayasuddin, was killed while his partner Saleem was wounded when unidentified armed assailants shot at them near Furniture Market in Karimabad area of Gulberg Town.
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July - 18 
A Policeman, identified as Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Ghulam Mustafa, was shot dead in Sindhi Muslim Society by armed assailants.
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A Policeman, identified as Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Ghulam Mustafa, was shot dead in Sindhi Muslim Society by armed assailants.
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July - 18 
A seminary leader, Maulana Kalimullah (34), was shot dead at Khamosh Colony in Liaquatabad Town.
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A seminary leader, Maulana Kalimullah (34), was shot dead at Khamosh Colony in Liaquatabad Town.
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July - 18 
At least seven people, including two Policemen and two Awami National Party (ANP) workers, were shot dead in separate incidents of targeted killing across Karachi (Karachi District) on July 18, reports Daily Times. Two workers of ANP, identified as M
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At least seven people, including two Policemen and two Awami National Party (ANP) workers, were shot dead in separate incidents of targeted killing across Karachi (Karachi District) on July 18, reports Daily Times. Two workers of ANP, identified as Mukamal Ali Shah and Fareed, were shot dead near their residence on Qaimkhani Road in Orangi Town.
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July - 18 
In a written statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee on July 18, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey said that the US cannot defeat al Qaeda without Pakistan’s support, reports Dawn. He also emphasised the need to he
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In a written statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee on July 18, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey said that the US cannot defeat al Qaeda without Pakistan’s support, reports Dawn. He also emphasised the need to help Pakistan stabilise as instability in this key South Asian state would hurt the entire region. “Our strategic and national security goals remain to disrupt, dismantle and defeat al Qaeda and to prevent the return of safe havens in Afghanistan and Pakistan,” he wrote. “This would not be possible without Pakistani support.” Explaining the need for continued US engagement with the country, General Dempsey said: “We also have an interest in a stable Pakistan and the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology.” The General also said that the two countries were now moving towards a more focused and issue-related relationship instead of a more generalised friendship they had in the recent past. “On the security front, we have a more limited relationship than in the past, but I believe it is a pragmatic and constructive approach,” he said. He further wrote that Pakistan’s cooperation on counter-terrorism had not always met US expectations.
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July - 18 
In the last 18 months, 203 incidents of sectarian violence in Pakistan resulted in 1,800 casualties, including 717 deaths, of which 635 were Shia, disclosed a detailed Fact Sheet issued by US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on
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In the last 18 months, 203 incidents of sectarian violence in Pakistan resulted in 1,800 casualties, including 717 deaths, of which 635 were Shia, disclosed a detailed Fact Sheet issued by US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on July 18, reports Daily Times. The fact sheet prepared under the Pakistan Religious Violence Project, an undertaking of the USCIRF, took into account publicly reported attacks against religious communities in Pakistan during the past 18 months. The report stated that while Shias are more at risk of becoming victims of suicide bombings and targeted shootings, the already poor religious freedom environment for Hindus, Christians, and Ahmadis continued to deteriorate, with a number violent incidents occurring against members of these communities. "The Shia bore the brunt of attacks from militants and terrorist organisations, with some of the deadliest attacks occurring during holy months and pilgrimages," said the report. Since January 2012, the Shia community was attacked 77 times, killing 635 members and injuring 834. They also suffered 18 incidents of bomb blasts and 46 times witnessed targeted shootings. Christians, the second biggest religious community of Pakistan, were attacked 37 times in which 11 Christians were killed and 36 injured. They were also attacked in targeted shootings that claimed 3 lives, while 5 Christian girls were also raped. Ahmadis witnessed 54 attacks including 1 bomb blast and 26 incidents of targeted shootings in which 22 Ahmadis were killed and 39 injured.
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July - 18 
Police on July 18 arrested 26 persons, including 10 proclaimed offenders, in a search operation targeting several villages under Matani Police Station in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports The Express Tribune. The operati
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Police on July 18 arrested 26 persons, including 10 proclaimed offenders, in a search operation targeting several villages under Matani Police Station in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports The Express Tribune. The operation in the jurisdiction of the Matani Police Station was launched around 3am and ended at 9am. Several houses were raided in Matani, Zakhel, Adezai and Ghaziabad on the outskirts of Peshawar and five AK-47 rifles along with three TT pistols were recovered during the search. The operation was jointly conducted by Security Forces (SFs) and the Police.
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July - 18 
Three members of anti-militants peace committee were killed when a remote controlled bomb went off in Badan area of Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 18, reports Dawn. Local people and
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Three members of anti-militants peace committee were killed when a remote controlled bomb went off in Badan area of Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 18, reports Dawn. Local people and officials said that two peace volunteers were also injured in the blast. Sources said that the peace volunteers were on their way to Inayat Kallay Bazaar from their hometown Badan when their car was hit by a remote controlled roadside bomb. The slain members of local peace committee Mohammad Jan, Said Faqir and Abdul Qadar Khan were killed in the blast. The deceased were close relatives of late Malik Rahmatullah, the founder of Mamond Peace Committee.
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July - 18 
Two accused, identified as Maviya Laghari, son of alleged mastermind Bashir Laghari, and Abu Bakar, in the June 26, 2013, attack on Sindh High Court (SHC) senior judge Justice Maqbool Baqar, recorded their statement about their planning of the attac
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Two accused, identified as Maviya Laghari, son of alleged mastermind Bashir Laghari, and Abu Bakar, in the June 26, 2013, attack on Sindh High Court (SHC) senior judge Justice Maqbool Baqar, recorded their statement about their planning of the attack and the names of other accomplices, reported The News. They said the bike, used in the blast, was snatched from Khuda Ki Basti in Gadap Town, adding that Bashir Laghari had chalked out plan of the attack at his house. Accused Abu Bakar said he himself pressed the button of remote of the bomb. They said the explosive material was planted in the lights, tank and silencer of the bike. The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Amir Shaikh said the same gang had prepared a plan, at the house of Bashir Laghari, to attack Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Haider Abbas Rizvi.
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July - 18 
Two soldiers were killed and four others received injuries when militants attacked them in Kamar area. Sources said that militants attacked a vehicle of the Security Forces (SFs) with automatic weapons when the Dir Scouts soldiers were patrolling the
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Two soldiers were killed and four others received injuries when militants attacked them in Kamar area. Sources said that militants attacked a vehicle of the Security Forces (SFs) with automatic weapons when the Dir Scouts soldiers were patrolling the area in the night. The slain soldiers were identified as Sartaj Khan and Shah Said, residents of Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The tribal elders and members of Mamond Qaumi Lashkar (tribal militia) immediately rushed to the site and cordoned off the area. However, the assailants managed to escape.
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July - 19 
The Islamabad Koral Police and the traffic police on July 19 arrested four abductors and recovered a vehicle, two pistols and ammunition from their possession from Muhammad Ali Park area of Lahore District, reports Daily Times. According to details,
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The Islamabad Koral Police and the traffic police on July 19 arrested four abductors and recovered a vehicle, two pistols and ammunition from their possession from Muhammad Ali Park area of Lahore District, reports Daily Times. According to details, one Muhammad Nawaz was busy at work when four accused came on a car and a motorcycle and kidnapped him at gunpoint. On directions of Islamabad SSP Yaseen Farooq, the police constituted a team to trace out the missing person.
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July - 19 
A handful of clerics on July 19 directed the people of Karak District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to not allow their women from going to the markets without being accompanied by a male family member, claiming it was ‘un-Islamic’ for females to venture out
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A handful of clerics on July 19 directed the people of Karak District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to not allow their women from going to the markets without being accompanied by a male family member, claiming it was ‘un-Islamic’ for females to venture out alone, reports The Express Tribune. Imam of Madina Masjid Karak city Maulana Mir Zakeem, Imam of Maki Masjid Maulana Ismail, Imam of Masjid Maulana Ziaul Islam and Imam of Kala Masjid Maulana Misbah issued the decree during Friday sermons in their respective mosques. The clerics added they have also sent an application to district government officials to consider the matter.
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July - 19 
A pamphlet highlighting punishments and orders for the month of Ramazan was issued by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Wana area of South Waziristan Agency, reports The Express Tribune. The pamphlet states the orders and punishments were unani
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A pamphlet highlighting punishments and orders for the month of Ramazan was issued by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Wana area of South Waziristan Agency, reports The Express Tribune. The pamphlet states the orders and punishments were unanimously decided upon in a Shura (council) meeting of the Mullah Nazir faction of TTP. According to the document, tight or thin clothes have been banned for both men and women during the holy month. It warned shops and tailors severe punishments and fines up to PKR 50,000 would be imposed on those found violating these orders.
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July - 19 
A Peoples’ Aman Committee (PAC) cadre, identified as Ghulam Hussain Baloch (40), was shot dead within the remits of Shahrah-e-Faisal Police Station at Block 15-A of Gulistan-e-Jauhar in Gulshan Town.
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A Peoples’ Aman Committee (PAC) cadre, identified as Ghulam Hussain Baloch (40), was shot dead within the remits of Shahrah-e-Faisal Police Station at Block 15-A of Gulistan-e-Jauhar in Gulshan Town.
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July - 19 
A worker of the Awami National Party (ANP) was shot dead within the limits of Bin Qasim Police Station in Naseerabad area of Gulberg Town.
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A worker of the Awami National Party (ANP) was shot dead within the limits of Bin Qasim Police Station in Naseerabad area of Gulberg Town.
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July - 19 
A worker of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), identified as Amanullah (45), was shot dead and his son Kashan (14), was injured in Orangi Town on July 19, reports Daily Times.
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A worker of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), identified as Amanullah (45), was shot dead and his son Kashan (14), was injured in Orangi Town on July 19, reports Daily Times.
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July - 19 
According to reports submitted by the civilian spy agency to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif the IB arrested a ‘death squad’ Chief of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Masoom Billah from Afra Garden in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan Town in Karachi District of
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According to reports submitted by the civilian spy agency to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif the IB arrested a ‘death squad’ Chief of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Masoom Billah from Afra Garden in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan Town in Karachi District of Sindh, reports The Express Tribune. The report further stated that Billah has told investigators that his group was planning more sectarian attacks in the country. Following a briefing, the Prime Minister directed the IB officials to track down those who were supplying arms, bankrolling and providing logistical support to terrorist outfits in the country. According to an official statement, the prime minister directed the IB to keep a vigilant eye on terrorists, their cohorts and other criminals. He also directed that the IB should reinforce its countrywide intelligence network by maintaining coordination with all other security agencies as well as provincial law-enforcers. It further claims that Billah’s arrest was a major breakthrough in the case as he was not only the plotter of the June 26, 2013 attack on Justice Baqar but was also the chief of the LeJ’s secret ‘death squad’. Billah reportedly told investigators that the attack was executed by LeJ activists Qari Bashir Ahmed Leghari and Asif Chautoo, while Attaur Rehman was head of the operation. The report quoted Billah as saying that the LeJ was also plotting attacks against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) politicians for their sectarian affiliations.
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July - 19 
At least six militants were killed and five others injured in Security Forces’ operation in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 19, reports Daily Times. The SFs conducted
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At least six militants were killed and five others injured in Security Forces’ operation in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 19, reports Daily Times. The SFs conducted operation against militants by gunship helicopters. Helicopters pounded their hideouts and destroyed number of hideouts in the strikes. It is pertinent to mention here that the area also has a network of caves, training camps, ammunition dumps and private jails.
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July - 19 
In addition, another suspected criminal, identified as Bilal alias Mullah, died in Police custody. According to details, Rangers and Police took Bilal in custody along with three others during a raid in Ali Town at Sikander Goth in Gulshan Town on Ju
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In addition, another suspected criminal, identified as Bilal alias Mullah, died in Police custody. According to details, Rangers and Police took Bilal in custody along with three others during a raid in Ali Town at Sikander Goth in Gulshan Town on July 17, 2013. The raid was conduct after an attack on Rangers in which two personnel were wounded by the firing of an armed rider on July 15, 2013 near Rangers check post at Abul Hassan Isphahani Road. It was reported that due to illness Bilal was taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment; however, medical report suggests that the deceased was tortured about 36 hours before he was brought to the hospital. Medical report further suggests that he was given electric shocks and hit by a sharp material and iron rod. Following the suspect’s death, both police and Rangers refused to take any responsibility and blame each other. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Abbas Rizvi said that an inquiry has been initiated to probe his death, especially on the basis of the post mortem report.
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July - 19 
NATO aircrafts continued violation of Pakistani airspace, third time in a week, reports The News. SFs sources said NATO fighter jets entered Torkham border area and continued flight for 10 minutes. It was third time NATO aircrafts entered Pakistani a
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NATO aircrafts continued violation of Pakistani airspace, third time in a week, reports The News. SFs sources said NATO fighter jets entered Torkham border area and continued flight for 10 minutes. It was third time NATO aircrafts entered Pakistani areas in three days.
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July - 19 
On July 19 reported that at least three abductors were killed and two Policemen were injured in a fire fight, while a Hindu girl, identified as Mahi Suchdev (3), was recovered during a raid at a hideout in Neelam Colony of Clifton in Saddar Town of K
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On July 19 reported that at least three abductors were killed and two Policemen were injured in a fire fight, while a Hindu girl, identified as Mahi Suchdev (3), was recovered during a raid at a hideout in Neelam Colony of Clifton in Saddar Town of Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh. Mahi was abducted from Valika Hospital in SITE Town for a ransom of PKR 50 million.
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July - 19 
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations Masood Khan on July 19 said Pakistan needs to convince the Americans to cease drone attacks as part of their drawdown from Afghanistan and to revisit their military doctrine that justifies use of armed dron
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Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations Masood Khan on July 19 said Pakistan needs to convince the Americans to cease drone attacks as part of their drawdown from Afghanistan and to revisit their military doctrine that justifies use of armed drones, reports Dawn. “What is required is more intense, results-based engagement with the United States,” the veteran diplomat said in an interview with Dawn. Mr Khan said: “Our legal arguments are sound and compelling. Armed drones violate Pakistan’s sovereignty. Their use infringes the principles of distinction and proportionality recognised by international humanitarian law, as applicable to asymmetrical conflicts. There is also geographical is junction between the location of drone strikes and primary battlefields.
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July - 19 
Quoting n intelligence report sent to the Provincial Government recently Dawn reported that despite being put on the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997 watch list, 40 individuals having links to outlawed outfits are working in different Government departm
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Quoting n intelligence report sent to the Provincial Government recently Dawn reported that despite being put on the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997 watch list, 40 individuals having links to outlawed outfits are working in different Government departments in the Rawalpindi Division, comprising the Districts of Attock, Jhelum, Chakwal and Rawalpindi. The intelligence report stated that over 460 persons charged with terror activities and delivering hate speeches had been placed under section IV (Schedule IV) of ATA in the Rawalpinidi Division. Of these, nearly 40 were working in different Government departments like education and even some sensitive institutions. Anyone put on the watch list under Section IV of the ATA 1997 has to inform the respective police before leaving his hometown and upon return.
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July - 19 
Two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed in a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Akkakhel area, reports Dawn. According to FC officials, the patrolling party was hit by a roadside IED in the area, killing two FC personnel on the
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Two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed in a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Akkakhel area, reports Dawn. According to FC officials, the patrolling party was hit by a roadside IED in the area, killing two FC personnel on the spot.
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July - 20 
18 militants were killed during fighting in Kharmatang area of Bara Tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency where Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets pounded militant compounds and razed two hideouts to the ground. Four SFs were also killed during t
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18 militants were killed during fighting in Kharmatang area of Bara Tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency where Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets pounded militant compounds and razed two hideouts to the ground. Four SFs were also killed during the battle.
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July - 20 
According to an Iranian TV report, the United States (US) has offered Pakistan to sign a prisoner swap agreement for the extradition of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, The Express Tribune reported on July 21. The agreement states that Aafia will have to stay impr
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According to an Iranian TV report, the United States (US) has offered Pakistan to sign a prisoner swap agreement for the extradition of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, The Express Tribune reported on July 21. The agreement states that Aafia will have to stay imprisoned in Pakistan for the number of years she was sentenced to in the US. The report claimed that the Federal Ministry of Interior has formed a task force to look into this offer. Aafia was sentenced to 86 years in jail on September 23, 2010, after she was found guilty on seven counts, including attempted murder. She is currently being held at an American maximum security prison in Fort Worth, Texas.
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July - 20 
SFs killed 10 militants in Akka Khel area of Bara Tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency and destroyed their two hideouts. Two SFs were also killed during the clashes.
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SFs killed 10 militants in Akka Khel area of Bara Tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency and destroyed their two hideouts. Two SFs were also killed during the clashes.
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July - 20 
The death toll in the July 20, 2013, bomb blast at Patel Para in Jamshed Town of Karachi increased to three, reports Dawn. The deceased were identified as Muhammad Subhan (35), Muhammad Naeem (34), and Matinuddin (34). A man identified as Imran (35)
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The death toll in the July 20, 2013, bomb blast at Patel Para in Jamshed Town of Karachi increased to three, reports Dawn. The deceased were identified as Muhammad Subhan (35), Muhammad Naeem (34), and Matinuddin (34). A man identified as Imran (35) was wounded and is in custody of the Police for interrogation. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Raja Umar Khattab said that the killed men were belonged to the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi’s (LeJ) Asif Ramzi group, adding, “Subhan had brought a ‘live bomb’ in a fruit.” He said that the bomb blew up due to mishandling. Earlier, it was reported that two persons were killed.
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July - 20 
The first explosion targeted Metropolitan Commissioner Matanat Ali Khan when he along with his security guards was on his way to his office. They were near Essa Nagri when a bomb went off, inuring Khan and four others. The rescue teams shifted the in
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The first explosion targeted Metropolitan Commissioner Matanat Ali Khan when he along with his security guards was on his way to his office. They were near Essa Nagri when a bomb went off, inuring Khan and four others. The rescue teams shifted the injured to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where one Police guard succumbed to his injures during medical treatment.
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July - 20 
The Government has agreed to reveal names of all detainees in internment centres run by the country’s Intelligence Agencies, reports The Express Tribune on July 21. At the same time, during a high-level meeting on July 18, 2013 at the Attorney Genera
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The Government has agreed to reveal names of all detainees in internment centres run by the country’s Intelligence Agencies, reports The Express Tribune on July 21. At the same time, during a high-level meeting on July 18, 2013 at the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP)’s office in Islamabad, a mechanism a mechanism was agreed upon allowing the relatives of ‘missing persons’ to meet their loved-ones in these detention centres. A mechanism has also been worked out for the recovery of missing persons, sources said.
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July - 20 
The second explosion happened on the third floor of a residential apartment in Patel Para area. The apartment is owned by a Policeman where terrorists were assembling an explosive device when it accidentally exploded. Resultantly two bomb makers died
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The second explosion happened on the third floor of a residential apartment in Patel Para area. The apartment is owned by a Policeman where terrorists were assembling an explosive device when it accidentally exploded. Resultantly two bomb makers died on the spot while three others sustained wounds. Police believe terrorists used the house as a hideout.
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July - 21 
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz said on July 21 that we have contacts with Taliban but don’t control them, reports Daily Times. “We have some contacts with the Taliban because of the past but we don’
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Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz said on July 21 that we have contacts with Taliban but don’t control them, reports Daily Times. “We have some contacts with the Taliban because of the past but we don’t control them,” he told the news conference. He said Pakistan had eased the movement of Taliban negotiators and released 26 Taliban detainees at the request of the Afghan Government. “In the future, if to this extent we are requested, we can play the same role but in appropriate time and in consultation with other interested parties,” he said. Sartaj Aziz visited Kabul to hold talks with Afghan leadership and assured that Pakistan would extend its full support and cooperation in holding intra-Afghan talks for peace and stability in Afghanistan. Sartaj Aziz had earlier said that Pakistan is prepared in principle to release more Afghan Taliban from its jails, including former Taliban ‘deputy’ leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, but at the “appropriate time”. Pakistan wants to have “a good and positive relationship with Afghanistan,” Aziz told The Wall Street Journal on July 18. He said that Mullah Baradar was “included in the list of who might be released” but “timing and the modalities have to be worked out.”
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July - 21 
At least two Awami National Party (ANP) activists were killed while several others injured in an explosion that took outside the party’s office in Gulshan-e-Buner area of Landhi Town in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on
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At least two Awami National Party (ANP) activists were killed while several others injured in an explosion that took outside the party’s office in Gulshan-e-Buner area of Landhi Town in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 21, reports Daily Times.
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July - 21 
Four unidentified armed assailants set ablaze two oil tankers in Dasht area of Mastung District on July 21, reported Dawn. However, no casualty was reported.
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Four unidentified armed assailants set ablaze two oil tankers in Dasht area of Mastung District on July 21, reported Dawn. However, no casualty was reported.
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July - 21 
Frontier Corps (FC) claimed to have foiled a major terror bid by arresting a militant and seizing a huge quantity of arms and explosives during a raid conducted at a house in Eastern Bypass area of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of
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Frontier Corps (FC) claimed to have foiled a major terror bid by arresting a militant and seizing a huge quantity of arms and explosives during a raid conducted at a house in Eastern Bypass area of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan. A senior FC officer, who did not want to be named, said that 350 kilograms potassium, 15 walkie-talkie sets, 119 detonators, four remote control devices and other arms and ammunition was recovered during the raid.
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July - 21 
In the District, a blast in Yakatoot area damaged the house of a cosmetic dealer, reports Daily Times. However, no casualty was reported.
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In the District, a blast in Yakatoot area damaged the house of a cosmetic dealer, reports Daily Times. However, no casualty was reported.
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July - 21 
Law enforcement personnel held 15 Afghan national under the foreign act at Mian Ghundi check post near Hazar Ganji area of Quetta, reports Daily Times. Police sources said that the Afghan nationals were arrested from a passenger bus during checking f
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Law enforcement personnel held 15 Afghan national under the foreign act at Mian Ghundi check post near Hazar Ganji area of Quetta, reports Daily Times. Police sources said that the Afghan nationals were arrested from a passenger bus during checking for not possessing proper entry documents to Pakistan.
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July - 21 
The FC and Police personnel arrested 28 suspects during another security operation conducted in the Geo area of Quetta. Fayyaz Sumbal, the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police, told Dawn that Security Forces (SFs) recovered weapons and explosive mat
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The FC and Police personnel arrested 28 suspects during another security operation conducted in the Geo area of Quetta. Fayyaz Sumbal, the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police, told Dawn that Security Forces (SFs) recovered weapons and explosive materials from the suspects during the operation.
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July - 21 
The FC arrested 12 suspected militants, including three foreigners, from the Murgha Kibzai area of Zhob District. Sources in FC said a large quantity of arms and ammunition were recovered from their possession. The militants had come from the country
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The FC arrested 12 suspected militants, including three foreigners, from the Murgha Kibzai area of Zhob District. Sources in FC said a large quantity of arms and ammunition were recovered from their possession. The militants had come from the country's volatile tribal belt to carry out terrorists acts inside Balochistan.
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July - 21 
Two persons were injured when an explosion took place near a mosque in Sikandarpurah area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on July 21, reports The Express Tribune.
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Two persons were injured when an explosion took place near a mosque in Sikandarpurah area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on July 21, reports The Express Tribune.
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July - 22 
An explosion took place near a mosque in the Afghan Colony area under Faqirabad Police Station of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of KP, on July 22, reports The Express Tribune. However, no casualty was reported in the attack.
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An explosion took place near a mosque in the Afghan Colony area under Faqirabad Police Station of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of KP, on July 22, reports The Express Tribune. However, no casualty was reported in the attack.
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July - 22 
At least three bullet-riddled dead bodies, identified as those of Ameer Hamza, Khawand Bakash and Abdul Gaffar, were found from Sui area of Dera Bugti District on July 22, reports Daily Times. According to the sources the victims went missing a month
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At least three bullet-riddled dead bodies, identified as those of Ameer Hamza, Khawand Bakash and Abdul Gaffar, were found from Sui area of Dera Bugti District on July 22, reports Daily Times. According to the sources the victims went missing a month ago from Dera Murad Jamali area of Naseerabad District.
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July - 22 
At least three persons, including two women and a child, were injured in a hand grenade attack at a house in the Taugh area of Kohat town (Kohat District) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on July 22, reports Daily Times.
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At least three persons, including two women and a child, were injured in a hand grenade attack at a house in the Taugh area of Kohat town (Kohat District) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on July 22, reports Daily Times.
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July - 22 
At least two persons were killed and four others were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast close to a mosque adjacent to the Immigration and Custom offices near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah Dis
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At least two persons were killed and four others were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast close to a mosque adjacent to the Immigration and Custom offices near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the Chaman town of Qilla Abdullah District on July 22, reports Daily Times.
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July - 22 
Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan during his first visit to Karachi on July 22 said that he has not talked about imposition of Governor’s rule in Sindh, reports Daily Times. He added that the Federal Government, however, cannot ign
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Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan during his first visit to Karachi on July 22 said that he has not talked about imposition of Governor’s rule in Sindh, reports Daily Times. He added that the Federal Government, however, cannot ignore the deteriorating law and order situation in Karachi.
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July - 22 
The Intelligence Agencies on July 22 expressed fears of terror attacks targeting officials of Land and Revenue Department, and Anti-Encroachment Cell in Karachi, reports Daily Times. The report further pointed out that four areas of Karachi District
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The Intelligence Agencies on July 22 expressed fears of terror attacks targeting officials of Land and Revenue Department, and Anti-Encroachment Cell in Karachi, reports Daily Times. The report further pointed out that four areas of Karachi District - Malir Town, Gadap Town, Bin Qasim Town and Surjani area - were infested with militant outfits.
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July - 22 
The Jama'at-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Mohammad Saeed on July 22 opposed back door diplomacy, composite dialogue sans Kashmir, and electricity trade between Pakistan and India, reports Dawn. He said that he doesn’t oppose negotiations but it should
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The Jama'at-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Mohammad Saeed on July 22 opposed back door diplomacy, composite dialogue sans Kashmir, and electricity trade between Pakistan and India, reports Dawn. He said that he doesn’t oppose negotiations but it should not be at the cost of ‘national honour’. He was addressing an Iftar dinner at Dialdas club in Hyderabad in Sindh.
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July - 22 
Two Shia Hazaras were killed when unidentified militants opened fire at a taxi on Shahrah-e-Iqbal Road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on July 22, reports Daily Times. No outfit has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Two Shia Hazaras were killed when unidentified militants opened fire at a taxi on Shahrah-e-Iqbal Road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on July 22, reports Daily Times. No outfit has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
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July - 23 
Unidentified assailants shot dead a member of a peace committee, Shahi Rehman, at Sandheri in the Kabal tehsil (revenue unit) area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 23, reports Daily Times. The assailants killed Rehman when he came ou
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a member of a peace committee, Shahi Rehman, at Sandheri in the Kabal tehsil (revenue unit) area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 23, reports Daily Times. The assailants killed Rehman when he came out of his house.
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July - 23 
Quetta Police on July 23 defused a remote-controlled bomb planted on the roadside near the Chandni Chowk area of Quetta, reported Daily Times
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Quetta Police on July 23 defused a remote-controlled bomb planted on the roadside near the Chandni Chowk area of Quetta, reported Daily Times
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July - 23 
The United States (US) Department of State on July 23 said that Pakistan is an important partner in supporting a secure and stable Afghanistan, which is vital to the security of the region, reports The News. "Pakistan’s own security and stability is
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The United States (US) Department of State on July 23 said that Pakistan is an important partner in supporting a secure and stable Afghanistan, which is vital to the security of the region, reports The News. "Pakistan’s own security and stability is tied to a successful outcome in Afghanistan and any steps that continue to build the relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in our view, is very important", the State Department’s spokesperson Jen Psaki said.
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July - 23 
A man, identified as Abdul Ghani (23), was shot dead within the remits of Saeedabad Police Station in Sector-4 of Baldia Town in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 23, reports Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Abdul Ghani (23), was shot dead within the remits of Saeedabad Police Station in Sector-4 of Baldia Town in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 23, reports Daily Times.
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July - 23 
A man, identified as Khadim Hussain, was shot dead within the limits of Malir Cantt Police Station in the Saadi Town area of Gulshan Town on July 23, reports Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Khadim Hussain, was shot dead within the limits of Malir Cantt Police Station in the Saadi Town area of Gulshan Town on July 23, reports Daily Times.
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July - 23 
An unidentified man was shot dead at Sariab Road area in Quetta when armed assailants opened fire on him on July 23, reports Dawn.
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An unidentified man was shot dead at Sariab Road area in Quetta when armed assailants opened fire on him on July 23, reports Dawn.
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July - 23 
Anti-Terrorism Court III headed by Ghulam Mustafa Memon on July 23 declared People’s Amn Committee (PAC) leader Uzair Jan Baloch and eight other suspects as absconders in the Lyari gangster Arshad Pappu murder case, and ordered the confiscation of th
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Anti-Terrorism Court III headed by Ghulam Mustafa Memon on July 23 declared People’s Amn Committee (PAC) leader Uzair Jan Baloch and eight other suspects as absconders in the Lyari gangster Arshad Pappu murder case, and ordered the confiscation of their moveable and immovable properties, reports The News.
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July - 23 
Body was found on July 23 within the limits of Baldia Town Police Station near Northern Bypass in Baldia Town, reports Daily Times.
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Body was found on July 23 within the limits of Baldia Town Police Station near Northern Bypass in Baldia Town, reports Daily Times.
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July - 23 
Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel of Peshawar High Court (PHC) observed on July 23 that bodies of missing persons were found when the courts put pressure on the intelligence agencies for their safe release, reports The News. The PHC senior judge passed th
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Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel of Peshawar High Court (PHC) observed on July 23 that bodies of missing persons were found when the courts put pressure on the intelligence agencies for their safe release, reports The News. The PHC senior judge passed these remarks after Additional Advocate General Malik Mujtaba informed a division bench during hearing into the missing persons’ cases that a few days back body of another missing person Sardar Ali was found in the Karak District. The division bench comprising Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel and Justice Musarrat Hilali was hearing the case of 248 missing persons.
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July - 23 
On July 23, a man, identified as Aslam Masieh, was killed in a landmine explosion while repairing damaged towers of 132 KV and 22 KV in the Machh area of Bolan District, reports Daily Times.
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On July 23, a man, identified as Aslam Masieh, was killed in a landmine explosion while repairing damaged towers of 132 KV and 22 KV in the Machh area of Bolan District, reports Daily Times.
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July - 23 
on July 23, militants set ablaze a NATO container in the Dhadar area of Bolan District while it was on its way back from Afghanistan after supplying equipment to NATO troops, reports Dawn. However, no casualty was reported.
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on July 23, militants set ablaze a NATO container in the Dhadar area of Bolan District while it was on its way back from Afghanistan after supplying equipment to NATO troops, reports Dawn. However, no casualty was reported.
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July - 23 
Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) and Young Doctors’ Association (YDA) organised a protest march from Civil Hospital Quetta to the Press Club on July 23, to protest the kidnapping of five people, including three doctors, from Loralai District on Jun
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Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) and Young Doctors’ Association (YDA) organised a protest march from Civil Hospital Quetta to the Press Club on July 23, to protest the kidnapping of five people, including three doctors, from Loralai District on June 11, 2013, reports The Express Tribune.
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July - 23 
Police found a body on Mirza Adam Khan Road in the Lyari Town on July 23, reports Daily Times. Initial investigation by the Police revealed that the victim was abducted before being killed.
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Police found a body on Mirza Adam Khan Road in the Lyari Town on July 23, reports Daily Times. Initial investigation by the Police revealed that the victim was abducted before being killed.
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July - 23 
Police seized a truck full of sophisticated weapons and thousands of bullets and arrested two Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants; Ameer Khan, the driver; and one Jahanzeb, from Super Highway in Karachi (Karchi District), the provincial capital of Sind
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Police seized a truck full of sophisticated weapons and thousands of bullets and arrested two Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants; Ameer Khan, the driver; and one Jahanzeb, from Super Highway in Karachi (Karchi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 23, reports The News. Dozens of Kalashnikovs, shotguns and handguns of various calibres, at least three light machine guns and thousands of rounds of submachine guns and small firearms were found from inside the truck.
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July - 23 
Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif said on July 26 that the drone strikes should immediately be stopped, reports The News. The PM was talking to US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson, who called on him at the PM’s office. The PM Also said that he wou
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Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif said on July 26 that the drone strikes should immediately be stopped, reports The News. The PM was talking to US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson, who called on him at the PM’s office. The PM Also said that he would support any initiative for peace in Afghanistan.
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July - 23 
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on July 23 issued a new schedule for the Presidential Elections following orders of the Supreme Court to hold polls on July 30, 2013, reports The News. The new President will be sworn in after the tenure of
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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on July 23 issued a new schedule for the Presidential Elections following orders of the Supreme Court to hold polls on July 30, 2013, reports The News. The new President will be sworn in after the tenure of President Asif Ali Zardari expires on September 8, 2013. Earlier it was reported that the Presidential Elections would take place on August 6, 2013.
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July - 23 
The Supreme Court (SC) was informed on July 23 that Punjab Police had received arrest warrants from Rawalpindi Civil Judge Irfan Naseem Tarar for the arrest of an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Brigadier, Mansoor Saeed Sheikh, allegedly involved i
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The Supreme Court (SC) was informed on July 23 that Punjab Police had received arrest warrants from Rawalpindi Civil Judge Irfan Naseem Tarar for the arrest of an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Brigadier, Mansoor Saeed Sheikh, allegedly involved in enforced disappearance of Amna Masood Janjua’s husband, reports Daily Times. However, the SC, which heard the missing persons’ case, told a senior Police Officer that there was no need to execute the arrest warrants because it was the matter of respect of an institution.
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July - 23 
The vehicle was coming to Karachi from Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The arrested suspects confessed that the weapons were to be used for terrorist attacks in Ramazan, most probably at the Youm-e-Ali procession celebrated by the Shia communit
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The vehicle was coming to Karachi from Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The arrested suspects confessed that the weapons were to be used for terrorist attacks in Ramazan, most probably at the Youm-e-Ali procession celebrated by the Shia community.
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July - 23 
Unidentified militants opened fire at a shop on Moti Ram Road in Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 23, killing one person and injuring another inside the shop, reports Dawn.
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Unidentified militants opened fire at a shop on Moti Ram Road in Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 23, killing one person and injuring another inside the shop, reports Dawn.
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July - 23 
US officials stressed armed drones will continue to patrol Pakistan’s tribal belt and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) will maintain significant presence in Kabul, the Afghan Capital, The Express Tribune reports on July 24. A fleet of armed dron
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US officials stressed armed drones will continue to patrol Pakistan’s tribal belt and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) will maintain significant presence in Kabul, the Afghan Capital, The Express Tribune reports on July 24. A fleet of armed drones are expected to continue to patrol the tribal belt and the CIA station in Kabul will remain among CIA’s largest in the world, the report said.
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July - 24 
The body of Ali Ahmed Bizenjo, the younger brother of Balochistan National Party-Awami (BNP-A) leader Sardar Aziz Bizenjo, was found near a drain in Trubat District on July 24, reports Daily Times. Unidentified armed assailants had abducted Ali Ah
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The body of Ali Ahmed Bizenjo, the younger brother of Balochistan National Party-Awami (BNP-A) leader Sardar Aziz Bizenjo, was found near a drain in Trubat District on July 24, reports Daily Times. Unidentified armed assailants had abducted Ali Ahmed in the night of July 23 from Pidark area of Turbat District.
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July - 24 
The KP Police has established women complaint units in 56 Police Stations across the province where 116 lady constables have been deployed, reports The Express Tribune on July 25. “The units have been established upon the directives of KP Chief Mini
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The KP Police has established women complaint units in 56 Police Stations across the province where 116 lady constables have been deployed, reports The Express Tribune on July 25. “The units have been established upon the directives of KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak. Eventually, such units will be set up in all Police Stations,” an unnamed Police official said.
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July - 24 
A Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Mir Abdul Qadir Zarakzai was shot dead in the Zehri area of Khuzdar District in the night of July 24, reports Dawn.
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A Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Mir Abdul Qadir Zarakzai was shot dead in the Zehri area of Khuzdar District in the night of July 24, reports Dawn.
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July - 24 
A recently-constituted task force on missing people will hold its first meeting on July 29, Dawn reports on July 25. The task force is mandated to formulate a national policy on the missing people, monitor the progress and coordinate efforts of all
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A recently-constituted task force on missing people will hold its first meeting on July 29, Dawn reports on July 25. The task force is mandated to formulate a national policy on the missing people, monitor the progress and coordinate efforts of all the stakeholders working on the issue. The issue of missing people came to light in 2006 and the Supreme Court took suo motu notice in a case involving the disappearance of Masood Janjua and others. In 2010, a Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances headed by a former judge of the Supreme Court was constituted and it submitted its report on December 31, 2010. In the last hearing of the case on July 23 the Supreme Court directed the Government to submit its policy on the missing people in the shortest possible time and fixed August 2 as the next date of hearing.
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July - 24 
A suspected criminal, identified as Shahid Ramzan, was shot dead outside his house in the Orangi Town on July 24, reports Daily Times.
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A suspected criminal, identified as Shahid Ramzan, was shot dead outside his house in the Orangi Town on July 24, reports Daily Times.
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July - 24 
An activist of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), identified as Tanvir Ali (32), was shot dead at Mauripur Road in the Kiamari Town on July 24, reports Daily Times.
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An activist of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), identified as Tanvir Ali (32), was shot dead at Mauripur Road in the Kiamari Town on July 24, reports Daily Times.
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July - 24 
An unidentified man was killed and two others received injuries in a firing incident in the Surab area of Kalat District on July 24, reports Daily Times.
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An unidentified man was killed and two others received injuries in a firing incident in the Surab area of Kalat District on July 24, reports Daily Times.
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July - 24 
Lahore Investigation Police on July 24 arrested a suspect for allegedly demanding extortion money from local traders in the Lahore District, reports Daily Times. The traders in different areas of Lahore had lodged several complaints with the Police a
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Lahore Investigation Police on July 24 arrested a suspect for allegedly demanding extortion money from local traders in the Lahore District, reports Daily Times. The traders in different areas of Lahore had lodged several complaints with the Police about threatening phone calls they had been receiving for the past many days. Tracing a phone call, the Police arrested a suspect, identified as Abdullah, a resident of Gujranwala District, who had made a threatening call to one Imran, a trader of Badami Bagh Market, and demanded PKR 2.5 million three days ago. The report said that extortionists continue to hit the city, demanding ‘protection money’ from businessmen, especially the jewellers and other wealthy traders. Deputy Inspector General-Investigation (DIG-I), Zulfiqar Hameed, however, claimed that that no bhatta mafia was active in the provincial capital and said that some low-profile criminals were involved in such activities, and would be arrested soon.
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July - 24 
On July 24, the Badhaber Police along with the Frontier Constabulary (FC) repulsed an attack by the militants at the Sheen Drang check post, on the border of Akkakhel area in the Khyber Agency, in Peshawar, reports The Express Tribune. A gunfight bet
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On July 24, the Badhaber Police along with the Frontier Constabulary (FC) repulsed an attack by the militants at the Sheen Drang check post, on the border of Akkakhel area in the Khyber Agency, in Peshawar, reports The Express Tribune. A gunfight between the militants and the Security Forces that lasted for an hour forced the militants to retreat.
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July - 24 
Police arrested a teenage suicide bomber, Fazal Shah, and his accomplice in the Maqsoodabad area under Khazana Police Station of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), on July 24, reports The Express Tribune.
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Police arrested a teenage suicide bomber, Fazal Shah, and his accomplice in the Maqsoodabad area under Khazana Police Station of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), on July 24, reports The Express Tribune. Fazal Shah, a resident of Qandharo in the Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), was wearing a suicide vest. His accomplice was identified as Zain Shah, a resident of Bara in the Khyber Agency of FATA. One TT pistol and 10 gun cartridges were recovered from the accused and their motorcycle was impounded.
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July - 24 
Suicide bombers and armed militants mounted an attack on the local office of Inter-Services Intelligence Agency (ISI) in high security zone of Sukkur Barrage Colony in Sukkur town of Sukkur District on July 24, sparking a shootout that killed eight p
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Suicide bombers and armed militants mounted an attack on the local office of Inter-Services Intelligence Agency (ISI) in high security zone of Sukkur Barrage Colony in Sukkur town of Sukkur District on July 24, sparking a shootout that killed eight persons, including four terrorists, three ISI officials and a civilian, and injured 50 others, reports The Express Tribune. Four terrorists, armed with hand grenades, suicide vests and assault rifles, launched the attack. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Javed Alam Odho said that a suicide bomber first blew himself up in front of a Police building and then a second bomber drove his explosive-laden vehicle into the main gate of the ISI office. “Other terrorists started firing and throwing hand grenades at the Police,” he added. The target of the attack was ISI official Major Zeeshan, who had important documents containing details of terrorists. Major Zeeshan was also killed in the attack. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
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July - 24 
The Federal Government on July 24 finally decided to launch targeted action against extortionists and target killers in Karachi, reports Daily Times. The Government has decided to take indiscriminate action against target killers on the basis of inte
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The Federal Government on July 24 finally decided to launch targeted action against extortionists and target killers in Karachi, reports Daily Times. The Government has decided to take indiscriminate action against target killers on the basis of intelligence sharing. However, a final decision will be taken after taking all stakeholders including political parties and cabinet onboard.
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July - 24 
The Frontier Corps (FC) during a raid conducted on intelligence shared by local security agencies in the Gulistan area of Qilla Abdullah District on July 24 arrested an arms smuggler and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition, including five SMGs
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The Frontier Corps (FC) during a raid conducted on intelligence shared by local security agencies in the Gulistan area of Qilla Abdullah District on July 24 arrested an arms smuggler and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition, including five SMGs, three LMGs, four RPG-7 along with its 25 rounds, one 12.7 rifle, 15,100 rounds of different rifles and 90 kilograms of explosive material, from his possession, reports Daily Times.
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July - 24 
Two men, identified as Akbar Ali (35) and Syed Waris (30), were shot dead within the remits of SITE-A Police Station near Walika Hospital in the SITE Town of Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 24, reports Daily Times
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Two men, identified as Akbar Ali (35) and Syed Waris (30), were shot dead within the remits of SITE-A Police Station near Walika Hospital in the SITE Town of Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 24, reports Daily Times.
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July - 24 
unidentified armed assailants shot dead another man, identified as Ahsan Abbas (22), in the Saeedullah Goth area of Baldia Town on July 24, reports Daily Times.
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unidentified armed assailants shot dead another man, identified as Ahsan Abbas (22), in the Saeedullah Goth area of Baldia Town on July 24, reports Daily Times.
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July - 25 
A man, identified as Azamatullah, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in the Killi Shamovi Hazaraganji area of Quetta (Quetta District) on July 25, reports Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Azamatullah, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in the Killi Shamovi Hazaraganji area of Quetta (Quetta District) on July 25, reports Daily Times.
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July - 25 
A person was killed and two others were injured by unidentified assailants near Rabia City apartments in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar Town, on July 25, reports Daily Times.
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A person was killed and two others were injured by unidentified assailants near Rabia City apartments in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar Town, on July 25, reports Daily Times.
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July - 25 
An official of the Quetta Afghan Consulate, Muhammad Hashim, was abducted from Satellite Town area of Quetta on July 25, reports Daily Times.
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An official of the Quetta Afghan Consulate, Muhammad Hashim, was abducted from Satellite Town area of Quetta on July 25, reports Daily Times.
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July - 25 
At least four Police trainees were shot at and injured by unidentified armed assailants at Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Elite Police Training Center in the Razzakabad area of Bin Qasim Town in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh on
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At least four Police trainees were shot at and injured by unidentified armed assailants at Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Elite Police Training Center in the Razzakabad area of Bin Qasim Town in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh on July 25, repors The News.
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July - 25 
Daily Times reports that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Shahid Nadeem Baloch on July 25 directed the Sindh Police for pro-active policing and coordination with Intelligence Agencies for information sharing.
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Daily Times reports that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Shahid Nadeem Baloch on July 25 directed the Sindh Police for pro-active policing and coordination with Intelligence Agencies for information sharing.
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July - 25 
Disputing the claim, the Jundallah faction of the TTP claimed responsibility for the same attack. Ahmed Marwat the ‘spokesman’ of Jundallah claimed that the attack was revenge for the death of TTP ‘deputy chief’ Wali-ur-Rehman Mehsud, who was killed
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Disputing the claim, the Jundallah faction of the TTP claimed responsibility for the same attack. Ahmed Marwat the ‘spokesman’ of Jundallah claimed that the attack was revenge for the death of TTP ‘deputy chief’ Wali-ur-Rehman Mehsud, who was killed in a United States (US) drone strike in North Waziristan Agency of FATA on May 29, 2013. He said the group had sent four bombers to “achieve the target.” Meanwhile, the TTP former spokesperson, Ehsanullah Ehsan, denied any association with the Jundallah group.
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July - 25 
Four assailants riding two motorcycles ambushed a senior Police officer, killing his driver and security guard, in the Gulbahar area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on July 25, reports Daily Times. Deput
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Four assailants riding two motorcycles ambushed a senior Police officer, killing his driver and security guard, in the Gulbahar area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on July 25, reports Daily Times. Deputy Commandant of Frontier Reserve Police (FRP) Gul Wali Khan was the target of the attack.
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July - 25 
Incident, protesters blocked the main national highway connecting Quetta to Karachi (Sindh) against the abduction of one Agha Hafeez Shah on July 25, reports Daily Times.
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Incident, protesters blocked the main national highway connecting Quetta to Karachi (Sindh) against the abduction of one Agha Hafeez Shah on July 25, reports Daily Times.
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July - 25 
On July 25 that the SITE-Association of Industry is worried about rising incidents of extortion, robbery and threats and is trying to put together a special Security Force, which will have ‘legal cover’ to patrol the industrial estate. The move comes
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On July 25 that the SITE-Association of Industry is worried about rising incidents of extortion, robbery and threats and is trying to put together a special Security Force, which will have ‘legal cover’ to patrol the industrial estate. The move comes after failed attempts by successive Governments to curb criminal activities through Police and Paramilitary Forces, which have not helped in developing confidence in the country’s largest cluster of factories.
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July - 25 
one child was killed and five others were injured in the night of July 25 when a mortar shell appearing to be a toy exploded in the Nasirabad Kausar area of Khar in Bajaur Agency when the children were playing with it, reports Dawn.
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one child was killed and five others were injured in the night of July 25 when a mortar shell appearing to be a toy exploded in the Nasirabad Kausar area of Khar in Bajaur Agency when the children were playing with it, reports Dawn.
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July - 25 
Pakistan said on July 25 it wants positive engagement with Afghanistan for peace, security and stability in the region, reports Daily Times. Foreign Office (FO) spokesman Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said Pakistan has exercised maximum restraint to the Afgha
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Pakistan said on July 25 it wants positive engagement with Afghanistan for peace, security and stability in the region, reports Daily Times. Foreign Office (FO) spokesman Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said Pakistan has exercised maximum restraint to the Afghan allegations on different occasions. “We will continue to do that in future as well as we are sincere in seeking a peaceful settlement of Afghan issue,” he said.
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July - 25 
Police on July 25 claimed to have arrested a terrorist, identified as Junaid Khan, who was planning to stage a sectarian attack by targeting a mosque in Gilgit District, reports The Express Tribune. Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Mohammad Ali Zia
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Police on July 25 claimed to have arrested a terrorist, identified as Junaid Khan, who was planning to stage a sectarian attack by targeting a mosque in Gilgit District, reports The Express Tribune. Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Mohammad Ali Zia said, “Junaid Khan was on his way to an Imambargah to attack it with a Russian hand-grenade when he was intercepted by agencies and taken to an investigation centre”. He said that the terrorist was a teenager from Gilgit’s Sonikote area. According to the information, he was studying in a madrassa in Islamabad (Punjab) in 2012 when someone named Suleman, from Peshawar District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, took him to a Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) camp in the Miranshah town of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) for training. The teenager had purchased the hand-grenade for PKR 4,000 a month ago in Gilgit and had buried it for use at an ‘appropriate time’.
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July - 25 
The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused a remote-controlled bomb recovered from the the Jamia Binoria seminary in SITE Town on July 25, reports Dawn. A chit of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was attached with the bomb which claimed that the bomb
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The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused a remote-controlled bomb recovered from the the Jamia Binoria seminary in SITE Town on July 25, reports Dawn. A chit of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was attached with the bomb which claimed that the bomb was a ‘gift’ from them.
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July - 25 
The dead bodies of 20 suspected militants were recovered from the Khurmatang area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 25, reports Dawn. Assistant Political Agent Bara Tehsil (reven
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The dead bodies of 20 suspected militants were recovered from the Khurmatang area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 25, reports Dawn. Assistant Political Agent Bara Tehsil (revenue unit) Nasir Khan said that the suspected militants were killed in the Khurmatang area of Bara on the border of Frontier Region Dara Adamkhel. Codenamed Khyber-2, the operation involving helicopter gunships and Frontier Corps ground troops was launched against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) hideouts in the Zawa and Khurmatang areas of Akkakhel in Bara on July 19.
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July - 25 
The displaced Bugti tribesmen returned to their hometown of Dera Bugti on July 25 after about eight years, reports Dawn. Fifty vehicles carrying the tribesmen led by Nawabzada Gohram Bugti, a grandson of Akbar Bugti, left Dera Allahyar in Jaffarabad
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The displaced Bugti tribesmen returned to their hometown of Dera Bugti on July 25 after about eight years, reports Dawn. Fifty vehicles carrying the tribesmen led by Nawabzada Gohram Bugti, a grandson of Akbar Bugti, left Dera Allahyar in Jaffarabad District for Dera Bugti after having been cleared by Federal and Provincial Governments. After a brief stay in Jacobabad, Kashmore and Sui, the convoy reached Dera Bugti. The tribesmen left Dera Bugti in 2005 after a military operation had been launched against Nawab Akbar Bugti by the President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf. Nawab Bugti was killed in a cave in Kohlu District.
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July - 25 
The Supreme Court was informed on July 25 that the Federal Government had instructed the Balochistan Government to proceed against another Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) brigadier who was allegedly involved in enforced disappearance of a citizen,
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The Supreme Court was informed on July 25 that the Federal Government had instructed the Balochistan Government to proceed against another Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) brigadier who was allegedly involved in enforced disappearance of a citizen, Ali Ahmad Bangalzai, reports Daily Times. During the hearing of the missing persons’ case, Additional Attorney General of Pakistan (AAGP) Tariq Khokhar told the three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, that in compliance with its July 1 order, the Federal Ministry of Interior Secretary had written a letter to Balochistan Home Secretary for action against ISI officer Brigadier Siddique in view of the statement of JUI senior leader and ex-MNA Hafiz Hussain Ahmad.
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July - 25 
TTP ‘commander’ on July 25 claimed responsibility for the July 24, 2013, attack on the Sukkur office of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which killed eight persons. The ‘commander’, on the condition of anonymity, said that the TTP faction based
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TTP ‘commander’ on July 25 claimed responsibility for the July 24, 2013, attack on the Sukkur office of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which killed eight persons. The ‘commander’, on the condition of anonymity, said that the TTP faction based in the Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the Taliban Chapter of Punjab (Punjabi Taliban) had launched the combined attack on the ISI.
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July - 25 
Unidentified militants shot dead four persons, including three tribesmen and a Levies constable, near the Gazgi Chowki area of Khuzdar District on July 25, reports Daily Times. Muhammad Ali, a Levies official, said that militants, who had already tak
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Unidentified militants shot dead four persons, including three tribesmen and a Levies constable, near the Gazgi Chowki area of Khuzdar District on July 25, reports Daily Times. Muhammad Ali, a Levies official, said that militants, who had already taken up positions on a roadside, opened fire on a vehicle carrying Levies officials. Levies personnel retaliated, but the assailants managed to flee into nearby mountains.
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July - 26 
A child was killed and four others were injured when a mortar shell exploded in the Kosar village of Khar tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency on July 26, reports Dawn.
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A child was killed and four others were injured when a mortar shell exploded in the Kosar village of Khar tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency on July 26, reports Dawn.
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July - 26 
A person, identified as Javed Ashraf (32), was shot dead at M.A. Jinnah Road within the limits of Preedy Police Station on July 26, reports Daily Times.
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A person, identified as Javed Ashraf (32), was shot dead at M.A. Jinnah Road within the limits of Preedy Police Station on July 26, reports Daily Times.
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July - 26 
A person, identified as Mohammad Faizan (28), was found dead at Block-13 within the limits of Shahrah-e-Faisal Police Station on July 26, reports Daily Times. Police officials also found a chit along with his body stating that the dead body ‘is a gif
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A person, identified as Mohammad Faizan (28), was found dead at Block-13 within the limits of Shahrah-e-Faisal Police Station on July 26, reports Daily Times. Police officials also found a chit along with his body stating that the dead body ‘is a gift for MQM by ANP [Awami National Party]’.
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July - 26 
A woman, identified as Zubaida Bibi, was shot dead and her daughter, Sania, was injured near Al-Falah Road in the Lyari Town on July 26, reports Daily Times.
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A woman, identified as Zubaida Bibi, was shot dead and her daughter, Sania, was injured near Al-Falah Road in the Lyari Town on July 26, reports Daily Times.
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July - 26 
An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Ghulam Rasool (38), was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Kala Pull within the remits of Defence Police Station.
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An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Ghulam Rasool (38), was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Kala Pull within the remits of Defence Police Station.
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July - 26 
An elderly spiritual faith healer, identified as Riffatullah aka Matkewala, was shot dead inside his astana (gathering) situated near Ghausia Masjid in the Orangi Town within the limits of Pirabad Police Station on July 26, reports Daily Times.
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An elderly spiritual faith healer, identified as Riffatullah aka Matkewala, was shot dead inside his astana (gathering) situated near Ghausia Masjid in the Orangi Town within the limits of Pirabad Police Station on July 26, reports Daily Times.
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July - 26 
An unidentified person was found dead from a garbage pile at Kunwari Colony within the jurisdiction of Manghopir Police Station on July 26, reports Daily Times.
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An unidentified person was found dead from a garbage pile at Kunwari Colony within the jurisdiction of Manghopir Police Station on July 26, reports Daily Times.
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July - 26 
An unidentified person was killed in a firing incident near Qazzafi Chowk in the Orangi Town on July 26, reports Daily Times.
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An unidentified person was killed in a firing incident near Qazzafi Chowk in the Orangi Town on July 26, reports Daily Times.
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July - 26 
Another person was found dead near Afghan Chowk within the limits of Gulshan-e-Maymar Police Station on July 26, reports Daily Times.
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Another person was found dead near Afghan Chowk within the limits of Gulshan-e-Maymar Police Station on July 26, reports Daily Times.
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July - 26 
On July 26, at least 48 persons were killed and 100 others were injured in a coordinated twin suicide attacks at Parachinar in the Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports The News. Suicide bombers on motorcycles blew them
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On July 26, at least 48 persons were killed and 100 others were injured in a coordinated twin suicide attacks at Parachinar in the Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports The News. Suicide bombers on motorcycles blew themselves up within a minute of each other outside an Imambargah in Parachinar bazaar. “One suicide bomber blew himself up first in one corner of the bazaar and a minute later the second bomber carried out the attack in another corner, causing widespread destruction,” an unnamed Government official said. Ansarul Mujahideen (AM), a sub-network of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the attack. The spokesman of AM, Abu Baseer, saying that the Shia community members were the target, claimed, “We have planned more similar attacks against the Shia community in Pakistan to seek revenge of the brutalities of Shia on Sunni Muslims in Syria and Iraq.”
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July - 26 
Police arrested eight suspects, including six Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) cadres, from the Scheme-33 area of Janjal Goth on July 26, reports Daily Times.
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Police arrested eight suspects, including six Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) cadres, from the Scheme-33 area of Janjal Goth on July 26, reports Daily Times.
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July - 26 
Police arrested two alleged terrorists from the Al Saba Chowk area of Gilgit Town (Gilgit District) and recovered a bomb on July 26, reports Daily Times. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ali Zia claimed that the two suspected terrorists wanted t
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Police arrested two alleged terrorists from the Al Saba Chowk area of Gilgit Town (Gilgit District) and recovered a bomb on July 26, reports Daily Times. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ali Zia claimed that the two suspected terrorists wanted to attack a mosque. During interrogation, they both confessed that they belonged to Gilgit and received ‘training’ in the South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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July - 26 
Security Forces (SFs) killed at least six terrorists, during an attack by terrorists, at a check post Speen Tal area near in Hangu on July 26, reports Daily Times. According to Frontier Constabulary (FC), four FC officials were also injured in the at
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Security Forces (SFs) killed at least six terrorists, during an attack by terrorists, at a check post Speen Tal area near in Hangu on July 26, reports Daily Times. According to Frontier Constabulary (FC), four FC officials were also injured in the attack.
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July - 26 
Terrorists attacked a check post of SFs in Matni area of Peshawar on July 26, reports Daily Times. A civilian was killed and four others sustained injuries when a mortar shell hit a house during
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Terrorists attacked a check post of SFs in Matni area of Peshawar on July 26, reports Daily Times. A civilian was killed and four others sustained injuries when a mortar shell hit a house during
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July - 26 
Twelve suspects were arrested during a search operation carried out by Security Force personnel in the Satellite Town of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, on July 26, reports Dawn. The suspects were allegedly involved i
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Twelve suspects were arrested during a search operation carried out by Security Force personnel in the Satellite Town of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, on July 26, reports Dawn. The suspects were allegedly involved in kidnappings for ransom and targeted killings and they supported banned religious and other organisations, the sources said, adding that they were infloved in a number of cases.
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July - 26 
Two persons were killed and seven others were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack targeting a double-cabin pickup vehicle in the Kharpati area of Kurram Agency on July 26, reports The News.
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Two persons were killed and seven others were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack targeting a double-cabin pickup vehicle in the Kharpati area of Kurram Agency on July 26, reports The News.
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July - 27 
At least seven Pakistan Coast Guards personnel were killed and as many sustained injuries, in an attack by unidentified armed militants, in a checkpost located in Sundsar area of Gwadar District on July 27, reports Daily Times.
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At least seven Pakistan Coast Guards personnel were killed and as many sustained injuries, in an attack by unidentified armed militants, in a checkpost located in Sundsar area of Gwadar District on July 27, reports Daily Times.
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July - 27 
Police official failed to arrest the leader of the Pakistan Amn Committee (PAC), Uzair Baloch, as he was able to flee from his house in the Lyari area of Lyari Town in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 27, reports D
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Police official failed to arrest the leader of the Pakistan Amn Committee (PAC), Uzair Baloch, as he was able to flee from his house in the Lyari area of Lyari Town in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 27, reports Daily Times. According to the Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Javed Nagori, a Police Officer had warned Baloch of the raid before it took place. Following news of the raid, residents of the area assembled outside his house and chanted slogans against Police Officials. Uzair along with Habib Jan Baloch, Noor Muhammad alias Baba Ladla and six others is facing trial in the murder case of Lyari gangster Arshad Pappu, who was killed on March 16, 2013.
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July - 27 
The residents of Hazara Town in Quetta killed a suspected suicide bomber on July 27, reports Dawn. Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Quetta, Mir Zubair Mehmood, said that a suspected suicide bomber travelling on foot was killed by residents of Hazar
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The residents of Hazara Town in Quetta killed a suspected suicide bomber on July 27, reports Dawn. Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Quetta, Mir Zubair Mehmood, said that a suspected suicide bomber travelling on foot was killed by residents of Hazara Town while he was approaching a mosque. Mehmood said a suicide jacket and a hand grenade were recovered from his possession.
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July - 28 
Residents of Parachinar held a protest on July 28 against the July 26 suicide attacks in which 60 persons lost their lives and 180 others were injured, reports Daily Times.
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Residents of Parachinar held a protest on July 28 against the July 26 suicide attacks in which 60 persons lost their lives and 180 others were injured, reports Daily Times.
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July - 28 
At least four Policemen were injured in a grenade attack by unidentified militants on a Police van in the Hashtnagri area under the jurisdiction of Yakatut Police Station in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
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At least four Policemen were injured in a grenade attack by unidentified militants on a Police van in the Hashtnagri area under the jurisdiction of Yakatut Police Station in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on July 28, reports Daily Times. According to Police, militants attacked the Police van near Superior Science College for Boys at Nishterabad Bridge.
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July - 28 
Eight militants were killed when a United States (US) drone fired two missiles at a house in the Shawal valley of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 28, reports The News. Four of the slain militants were sus
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Eight militants were killed when a United States (US) drone fired two missiles at a house in the Shawal valley of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 28, reports The News. Four of the slain militants were suspected to be foreign fighters.
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July - 28 
One person died and two others received injuries in a bomb blast at Pawar Tungi in the Parachinar area of Kurram Agency on July 28, reports Daily Times. A vehicles travelling to Pawar Tungi from Parachinar in Upper Kurram, near Pak-Afghan border, was
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One person died and two others received injuries in a bomb blast at Pawar Tungi in the Parachinar area of Kurram Agency on July 28, reports Daily Times. A vehicles travelling to Pawar Tungi from Parachinar in Upper Kurram, near Pak-Afghan border, was severely damaged in the blast.
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July - 28 
Unidentified militants blew up a portion of railway tracks at Musa Colony on Saraib Road in Quetta, temporarily shutting down the railway-link between the Province and the rest of the country on July 28, reports Dawn. However, no casualty was reporte
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Unidentified militants blew up a portion of railway tracks at Musa Colony on Saraib Road in Quetta, temporarily shutting down the railway-link between the Province and the rest of the country on July 28, reports Dawn. However, no casualty was reported.
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July - 29 
A Frontier Corps (FC) soldier sustained injuries when militants attacked a security post at Khuga Khel in the Landikotal area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 29, reports Daily Times. Sources said that the milita
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A Frontier Corps (FC) soldier sustained injuries when militants attacked a security post at Khuga Khel in the Landikotal area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 29, reports Daily Times. Sources said that the militants, equipped with rocket launchers and other weapons, attacked the FC post.
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July - 29 
A Head Constable, identified as Zafar Iqbal, was shot dead at the Old Muzaffarabad Colony, within the limits of Landhi Police Station, in the Landhi Town on July 29, reports Daily Times.
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A Head Constable, identified as Zafar Iqbal, was shot dead at the Old Muzaffarabad Colony, within the limits of Landhi Police Station, in the Landhi Town on July 29, reports Daily Times.
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July - 29 
A man, identified as Abdul Sattar (40), was killed near Dua Hotel on Mauripur Road, within the limits of Kalri Police Station, in the Kiamari Town on July 29, reports Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Abdul Sattar (40), was killed near Dua Hotel on Mauripur Road, within the limits of Kalri Police Station, in the Kiamari Town on July 29, reports Daily Times.
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July - 29 
A special Anti-Terrorist Court on July 29 sent Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants Masoom Billa alias Abu Bakar and Muhammad Muawiya, who were arrested in relation to the June 26, 2013, bomb blast targeting Sindh High Court's Justice Maqbool Baqar, on
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A special Anti-Terrorist Court on July 29 sent Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants Masoom Billa alias Abu Bakar and Muhammad Muawiya, who were arrested in relation to the June 26, 2013, bomb blast targeting Sindh High Court's Justice Maqbool Baqar, on judicial remand until August 9, 2013, reported Dawn.
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July - 29 
A worker of a private company, identified as Abdul Rehman (35), was shot dead near Guru Mandir Chowrangi, within the limits of Jamshed Quarters Police Station, in the Jamshed Town area of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 29,
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A worker of a private company, identified as Abdul Rehman (35), was shot dead near Guru Mandir Chowrangi, within the limits of Jamshed Quarters Police Station, in the Jamshed Town area of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 29, reports Daily Times.
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July - 29 
According to media reports the death toll in the July 29 Dera Ismail Khan Prison attack has reached to 24, including 12 Policeman, four prisoners (Sajid, Juma Malang, Akhtar Abbas and Aslam), a bakery watchman Aslam, a passerby Mohammad Nasim and one
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According to media reports the death toll in the July 29 Dera Ismail Khan Prison attack has reached to 24, including 12 Policeman, four prisoners (Sajid, Juma Malang, Akhtar Abbas and Aslam), a bakery watchman Aslam, a passerby Mohammad Nasim and one unidentified person. Police claimed of killing five attackers. Earlier, it was reported that 11 persons were killed in the attack. While accepting responsibility for the attack, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘spokesman’ Shahidullah Shahid said, “Some 150 Taliban, including 60 suicide bombers, attacked the Central Prison and managed to free about 300 prisoners”, reports The Express Tribune. However, different media sources reported that around 250 prisoners had managed to escape during the attack. Referring to the incident, KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on July 30 said, “No prior intelligence regarding this incident was shared,” reports The Express Tribune.
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July - 29 
An arms dealer, identified as Tanvir Siddiqui (20), was shot dead by a rival group in Swat Colony, within remits of Baldia Police Station, in the Baldia Town on July 29, reports Daily Times.
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An arms dealer, identified as Tanvir Siddiqui (20), was shot dead by a rival group in Swat Colony, within remits of Baldia Police Station, in the Baldia Town on July 29, reports Daily Times.
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July - 29 
At least 11 persons, including five Policemen, four prisoners and two private security guards, were killed and nine others were injured when the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, disguised as Policemen, stormed the Central Prison at Dera Is
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At least 11 persons, including five Policemen, four prisoners and two private security guards, were killed and nine others were injured when the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, disguised as Policemen, stormed the Central Prison at Dera Ismail Khan (Dera Ismail Khan District) in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on July 29, reports Dawn. The militants carried out 25 explosions during the course of the attack. 247 inmates managed to escape during the attack. Later, curfew was imposed in the area as a search operation was launched to arrest the escaped prisoners. TTP ‘spokesman’ Shahidullah Shahid claiming responsibility for the attack said that around 100 militants, including a number of suicide bombers, took part in the attack. He said the TTP has achieved its targets and their operation was successful. According to details, the prison houses TTP militants and militants from other sectarian outfits. Intelligence reports suggest that there were at least 45 high profile militants in the jail but there is no official confirmation about the exact number. An intelligence official, on condition of anonymity, said that the militants were shouting ''God is great'' and ''Long live the Taliban.''
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July - 29 
At least four suspected militants were killed and two security officials were injured during a raid conducted by Police and other Law Enforcement Agencies near Eastern bypass area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on July 29, reported
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At least four suspected militants were killed and two security officials were injured during a raid conducted by Police and other Law Enforcement Agencies near Eastern bypass area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on July 29, reported The News. Heavy cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from the possession of the suspects.
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July - 29 
Four Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants responsible for the July 12, 2012, attack on a jail in the Rasool Park area of Ichra in the Lahore District that killed at least 10 jail personnel, were arrested by the Lahore Crime Investigation Agency
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Four Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants responsible for the July 12, 2012, attack on a jail in the Rasool Park area of Ichra in the Lahore District that killed at least 10 jail personnel, were arrested by the Lahore Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Police on July 29, reports The Express Tribune. The four suspects were identified as, Karamat Ali, Zulfikar Alim, Sohail and Abdul Hafeez. Two Kalashnikovs, 50 bullets and four hand grenades were recovered from their possession. Investigations have so far revealed that the attack was planned by al Qaeda ‘commander’ Junaid.
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July - 29 
Reacting to a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) pamphlet asking men to stop wearing tight clothing, Sher Muhammad Khan, head of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) chapter, said The TTP have no right to dictate to others
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Reacting to a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) pamphlet asking men to stop wearing tight clothing, Sher Muhammad Khan, head of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) chapter, said The TTP have no right to dictate to others in such a way, reports Central Asia Online on July 30. "It is the prime duty of the government, not the militants, to implement laws," he said.
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July - 29 
The Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch on July 29 announced that the Provincial Government will hold talks with armed groups after Eid for which a Parliamentary Committee of the Assembly will be formed, reports Daily Times. He said that
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The Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch on July 29 announced that the Provincial Government will hold talks with armed groups after Eid for which a Parliamentary Committee of the Assembly will be formed, reports Daily Times. He said that he had ordered removal of all “un-necessary check posts” of the Security Forces throughout Balochistan, providing relief to the people, adding, that the check posts are responsible for increase in crime and violence instead of checking it.
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July - 29 
Two unidentified dead bodies were found within the remits of SITE-B Police Station in the Baldia Town on July 29, reports Daily Times. Police said that the victims were first abducted and later killed and dumped at an abandoned place.
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Two unidentified dead bodies were found within the remits of SITE-B Police Station in the Baldia Town on July 29, reports Daily Times. Police said that the victims were first abducted and later killed and dumped at an abandoned place.
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July - 30 
A blast occurred in the Azizabad area of Gulberg Town in the night of July 30, reports The News. No casualty was reported from the blast site.
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A blast occurred in the Azizabad area of Gulberg Town in the night of July 30, reports The News. No casualty was reported from the blast site.
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July - 30 
A cadre of the Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified as Raheed Siraj, was shot dead and his friend Imran Shaukat was wounded when unidentified assailants shot at them within the remits of Bilal Colony Police Station in New Karachi Town on July 30, reports D
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A cadre of the Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified as Raheed Siraj, was shot dead and his friend Imran Shaukat was wounded when unidentified assailants shot at them within the remits of Bilal Colony Police Station in New Karachi Town on July 30, reports Daily Times.
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July - 30 
A drone strike in Shawal valley of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 28 killed three al Qaeda operatives who ran a training camp in neighbouring Afghanistan to prepare militants for attacks, including July
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A drone strike in Shawal valley of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 28 killed three al Qaeda operatives who ran a training camp in neighbouring Afghanistan to prepare militants for attacks, including July 29’s jail break in Dera Ismail Khan, Daily Times quoting an unnamed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ reported on July 31. The ‘commander’ said that those killed in the strike included three al Qaeda training experts who had crossed the border from Afghanistan to look at ways of setting up a similar camp on Pakistani territory. The TTP source identified the three as Abu Rashid from Saudi Arabia, Muhammad Ilyas Kuwaiti from Kuwait and Muhammad Sajid Yamani from Yemen.
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July - 30 
A man, identified as Abdul Lateef (22), was shot dead in the Bihar Colony area of Lyari Town on July 30, reports Daily Times. Police suspects Lyari gangster’s involvement in the killing.
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A man, identified as Abdul Lateef (22), was shot dead in the Bihar Colony area of Lyari Town on July 30, reports Daily Times. Police suspects Lyari gangster’s involvement in the killing.
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July - 30 
A man, identified as Ahmed Buksh, was shot dead within the vicinity of Nappier Police Station in the Ghans Mandi area of Lyari Town on July 30, reports Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Ahmed Buksh, was shot dead within the vicinity of Nappier Police Station in the Ghans Mandi area of Lyari Town on July 30, reports Daily Times.
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July - 30 
An unidentified dead body of a man was found near Mira Naka flyover in the Keamari Town on July 30, reports Daily Times.
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An unidentified dead body of a man was found near Mira Naka flyover in the Keamari Town on July 30, reports Daily Times.
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July - 30 
Eight militants and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed during clashes between militants and the SFs in the Darra Adamkhel area of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on July 30, reports Dawn. Military sources said that about 60 milit
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Eight militants and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed during clashes between militants and the SFs in the Darra Adamkhel area of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on July 30, reports Dawn. Military sources said that about 60 militants attacked a check post of the SFs at Sur Gar Range. The SFs retaliated and in the ensuing clashes eight militants and two SFs died, while the rest of the militants managed to escape.
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July - 30 
In its latest fact-finding report, titled, ‘Extra-judicial acts by Rangers in Karachi’, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) called the Paramilitary Force an agent of fear, instead of an agent of security, reports The Express Tribune on Jul
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In its latest fact-finding report, titled, ‘Extra-judicial acts by Rangers in Karachi’, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) called the Paramilitary Force an agent of fear, instead of an agent of security, reports The Express Tribune on July 31 (today). In its report, the HRCP took up 11 recent cases of abduction, extra-judicial killings and torture allegedly by the Rangers. “In all such cases, the Rangers have abused their power and not disclosed charges against abducted persons,” it observed.
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July - 30 
Mamnoon Hussain, a veteran politician and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s trusted ally, was elected as the 12th President of Pakistan in a vote by legislators on July 30, reports Daily Times. Hussain defeated his rival Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidat
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Mamnoon Hussain, a veteran politician and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s trusted ally, was elected as the 12th President of Pakistan in a vote by legislators on July 30, reports Daily Times. Hussain defeated his rival Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate Justice (retired) Wajihuddin with a huge margin of 355 votes in a one-to-one contest after opposition Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) boycotted the Presidential election as a mark of protest against its rescheduling by the Supreme Court on a petition of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
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July - 30 
Rangers claimed that they have neutralized a terrorist hideout and recovered a huge cache of explosives during a targeted raid in the Korangi Town of Karachi on July 30, reports Daily Times. The Rangers claimed that the explosives were to be used to
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Rangers claimed that they have neutralized a terrorist hideout and recovered a huge cache of explosives during a targeted raid in the Korangi Town of Karachi on July 30, reports Daily Times. The Rangers claimed that the explosives were to be used to sabotage Youm-e-Ali procession in the area.
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July - 30 
Rangers detained at least five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and recovered suicide jackets and arms during targeted operations in the Muzaffarabad area of Landhi Town on July 30, reports Daily Times. Rangers told that the militants were
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Rangers detained at least five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and recovered suicide jackets and arms during targeted operations in the Muzaffarabad area of Landhi Town on July 30, reports Daily Times. Rangers told that the militants were involved in attacks on polio vaccination workers in the Landhi area.
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July - 30 
Two rival groups in the Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency have entered a secret deal for what they call restoration of peace in the Tirah and Bara-Kajorai areas of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 30, repo
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Two rival groups in the Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency have entered a secret deal for what they call restoration of peace in the Tirah and Bara-Kajorai areas of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 30, reports Dawn. Sources privy to the clandestine negotiations between Amr Bil Maroof wa Nahi Anil Munkir and Khujalkhel sub-tribe of Bar Qambarkhel said that both the groups agreed on a verbal peace deal. The talks were held at the residence of Haji Mohammad, leader of Khujalkhel tribe, in the Bara Qambarkhel area few days ago. Haji Niaz Gul is the leaders of the Amr Bil Maroof.
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July - 30 
Two suspected extortionists, identified as Qasim Ali (23) and Qadir alias Siraj (25), were shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near Khadda Chowk in the Ghariibabad area of Malir Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on Jul
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Two suspected extortionists, identified as Qasim Ali (23) and Qadir alias Siraj (25), were shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near Khadda Chowk in the Ghariibabad area of Malir Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on July 30, reports Daily Times. Malir City Police said that the Police suspected the involvement of the victims in extortions because they found a slip in the victim’s pocket on which some names and amount were written.
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July - 30 
Two unidentified dead bodies were found within the vicinity of Malir Memon Goth Police Station in the Juma Goth area of Bin Qasim Town on July 30, reports Daily Times.
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Two unidentified dead bodies were found within the vicinity of Malir Memon Goth Police Station in the Juma Goth area of Bin Qasim Town on July 30, reports Daily Times.
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July - 30 
Two unidentified militants shot dead a Police constable, identified as Muhammad Shah, who was guarding a polio vaccination team in the Killi Haiderzai area of Yaro tehsil (revenue unit) in Pishin District on July 30, reports Daily Times.
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Two unidentified militants shot dead a Police constable, identified as Muhammad Shah, who was guarding a polio vaccination team in the Killi Haiderzai area of Yaro tehsil (revenue unit) in Pishin District on July 30, reports Daily Times.
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July - 30 
Unidentified dead body was found near Dua Hotel situated on the Mauripur Road in Keamari Town on July 30, reports Daily Times. Police said that the victim was abducted before being tortured and killed.
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Unidentified dead body was found near Dua Hotel situated on the Mauripur Road in Keamari Town on July 30, reports Daily Times. Police said that the victim was abducted before being tortured and killed.
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July - 31 
A Hindu trader was shot injured by unidentified assailants on Chakar Khan Road in Khuzdar Town (Khuzdar District), on July 31, reports Daily Times. Munawar Lal was standing near the road when armed motorcyclists opened fire on him and fled from the s
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A Hindu trader was shot injured by unidentified assailants on Chakar Khan Road in Khuzdar Town (Khuzdar District), on July 31, reports Daily Times. Munawar Lal was standing near the road when armed motorcyclists opened fire on him and fled from the scene.
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July - 31 
Authorities had suspended a Superintendent of Police (SP) and 27 other security personnel on July 31 for alleged negligence during the July 29 Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan) Central Prison attack, reports Central Asia Online.
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Authorities had suspended a Superintendent of Police (SP) and 27 other security personnel on July 31 for alleged negligence during the July 29 Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan) Central Prison attack, reports Central Asia Online.
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July - 31 
Four suspected militants were killed during an operation by Security Forces (SFs) in Bakra Peri area of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, on July 31, reports Dawn. Two personnel of the Anti Terrorists Force were also sa
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Four suspected militants were killed during an operation by Security Forces (SFs) in Bakra Peri area of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, on July 31, reports Dawn. Two personnel of the Anti Terrorists Force were also said to be injured during the operation. A Police official under the condition of anonymity said that SFs launched a massive pre-dawn operation in Bakra Peri area against suspected insurgents involved in a series of terrorism incidents. SFs also detained four members of the suspected militants’ family including a woman and two children during the operation that lasted over two hours, he said.
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July - 31 
Hearing the case of missing persons, the Supreme Court (SC) on July 31 directed the Rawalpindi Police to proceed against Military Intelligence (MI) Major Haider in accordance with law, reports Daily Times. A three-member bench of the court, headed by
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Hearing the case of missing persons, the Supreme Court (SC) on July 31 directed the Rawalpindi Police to proceed against Military Intelligence (MI) Major Haider in accordance with law, reports Daily Times. A three-member bench of the court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, was hearing an application by Abida Malik whose husband Tasif Ali went missing on November 23, 2011, from the Sadiqabad Police precincts in Rawalpindi. Earlier, the father-in-law of Tasif had told the bench that he had met with the MI officer, Major Haider, in Mirpur (Azad Kashmir) who said that Tasif would return home very soon. The court observed that the case was of “individual nature” and does not involve the institution. “Therefore, police should proceed against the army officer (Major Haider) in accordance with law.” On the other hand, Ibrahim Satti, the counsel for MI, raised objection to the court’s order, and said that Police have no jurisdiction to proceed against any serving Army Officer under the Army Act, 1952. He also made it clear that the army would not hand over its officer to Police. But Justice Jawwad S Khawaja told the lawyer that the MI could not probe the matter itself as only Police had the authority to investigate the Army Officer.
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July - 31 
KP Revenue Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur on July 31 declared the Dera Ismail Khan Jailbreak incident an act of cowardice on part of local police and said tough action would be taken against those responsible for the debacle. “Police officers and co
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KP Revenue Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur on July 31 declared the Dera Ismail Khan Jailbreak incident an act of cowardice on part of local police and said tough action would be taken against those responsible for the debacle. “Police officers and constables had hidden in sewer lines when militants attacked the Dera Ismail Khan central prison. Our head hangs in shame,” Ali Amin Gandapur told a news conference. He said militants succeeded in carrying out their task without resistance for more than 45 minutes due to cowardice on part of Police. Mr Gandapur said the main gate of the prison had been built by the British and it was not something that could have been blown up. “But the irony is that our own officials opened the gate to militants to welcome them. The entire force had disappeared instead of confronting militants,” he said.
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July - 31 
Mobile phone services are scheduled to be suspended in Lahore District of Punjab and Karachi District of Sindh on July 31 (today), on account of Youm-e-Ali procession, reports The Express Tribune. Cellular services will be suspended from 4:00pm to 8:
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Mobile phone services are scheduled to be suspended in Lahore District of Punjab and Karachi District of Sindh on July 31 (today), on account of Youm-e-Ali procession, reports The Express Tribune. Cellular services will be suspended from 4:00pm to 8:00pm in Lahore, while Karachi will suffer a prolonged closure from 6:00am to 8:00pm. There were some reports that cellular services in other parts of the country may also be suspended. The Government has also decided to impose a ban on pillion riding in the areas adjacent to the procession.
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July - 31 
On July 30, the Law Enforcers claimed to have arrested an unspecified number of suspected militants and recovered huge cache of explosives from them during targeted operations in the Patel Para and Lines areas of Jamshed Town, report Daily Times. The
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On July 30, the Law Enforcers claimed to have arrested an unspecified number of suspected militants and recovered huge cache of explosives from them during targeted operations in the Patel Para and Lines areas of Jamshed Town, report Daily Times. They claimed that the explosives were to be used to sabotage the spiritual procession of Youm-e-Ali scheduled for July 31 (today).
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July - 31 
Police on July 31 rearrested 47 prisoners who escaped during a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attack on the Dera Ismail Khan jail on July 29, reports Daily Times. The prisoners were held with some handing themselves in and others caught in a Police
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Police on July 31 rearrested 47 prisoners who escaped during a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attack on the Dera Ismail Khan jail on July 29, reports Daily Times. The prisoners were held with some handing themselves in and others caught in a Police search operation, Aamir Khan Khattak, a senior government official in Dera Ismail Khan City, said. “Until today, 47 prisoners have either come on their own or been rearrested by Police,” Aamir Khan Khattak said. They included five women prisoners and a female Police constable who had been taken hostage. Malik Qasim, Prisons Adviser to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said four women prisoners had handed themselves in.
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July - 31 
The Chief Minister Balochistan Dr Abdul Malik Baloch on July 31 announced to hold dialogue with all militant groups, reports Dawn. Speaking in the Balochistan Assembly over worsening law and order in the province, Dr Baloch said a high powered commit
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The Chief Minister Balochistan Dr Abdul Malik Baloch on July 31 announced to hold dialogue with all militant groups, reports Dawn. Speaking in the Balochistan Assembly over worsening law and order in the province, Dr Baloch said a high powered committee comprising members of the assembly would be formed to hold dialogue with all militant groups operating in Balochistan. “Formal negotiations would be initiated soon after Eid-ul-Fitra,” he announced in the house. Dr Baloch said use of force has not produced any positive result and emphasised on political solution to all issues of the province.
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July - 31 
The investigating authorities of Dera Ismail Khan jailbreak have concluded that the brazen assault was masterminded by Adnan Rasheed, the mastermind of an assassination attempt on Pervez Musharraf, who himself was freed in a jailbreak operation condu
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The investigating authorities of Dera Ismail Khan jailbreak have concluded that the brazen assault was masterminded by Adnan Rasheed, the mastermind of an assassination attempt on Pervez Musharraf, who himself was freed in a jailbreak operation conducted on April 15, 2012, reports The News. The investigating authorities further believe that the prison attackers were led by Adnan Rasheed being the chief operational commander of a special unit of fidayeen (suicide attackers) belonging to the TTP and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU). Both the Waziristan-based jehadi groups have already joined hands to form the jehadi unit called “Ansar Al Aseer” (supporters of prisoners) whose prime aim is to secure freedom for the imprisoned jihadis by carrying out jailbreak operations across Pakistan. Further, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government on July 31 formed a high-level investigative committee to probe the Dera Ismail Khan Jailbreak, reports Dawn. The Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) media cell, which has circulated the government orders, said the committee, headed by senior member of Board of Revenue Waqar Ayub, will also comprise Special Secretary Home and Tribal Affairs Syed Alamgir Shah, Additional Inspector General (Special Branch) KP Syed Akhtar Ali Shah and the nominee of 11 Corps Headquarters Peshawar. Meanwhile, Dawn has obtained the list of 253 freed prisoners compiled by the jail authorities submitted to the Government. Earlier, different media sources speculated an estimated 250 prisoners escaped during the jail break.
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July - 31 
The son of Water and Power Ministry Deputy Secretary Zafar Mehmood was abducted in Islamabad on July 31, reported Central Asia Online. The kidnappers have demanded a ransom of PKR 3 million (USD 29,400) ransom for the release of Mehmood's son.
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The son of Water and Power Ministry Deputy Secretary Zafar Mehmood was abducted in Islamabad on July 31, reported Central Asia Online. The kidnappers have demanded a ransom of PKR 3 million (USD 29,400) ransom for the release of Mehmood's son.
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July - 31 
Two Rangers personnel were injured when a blast hit their vehicle in Manghopir area of Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh on July 31, reports The News. According to Superintendent Police (SP) Orangi Chaudhry Asad, the Rangers
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Two Rangers personnel were injured when a blast hit their vehicle in Manghopir area of Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh on July 31, reports The News. According to Superintendent Police (SP) Orangi Chaudhry Asad, the Rangers mobile was on regular patrol when it was targeted by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Manghopir area. The injured personnel were identified as Sub-inspector Khalil and Naik Shakoor.
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July - 31 
Unidentified assailants abducted Bolan Medical College Hospital Assistant Prof Dr Muhammad Ahmed from Airport road in Quetta on July 31, reports Daily Times. Police sources said that the doctor was on his way when the armed men intercepted his vehicl
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Unidentified assailants abducted Bolan Medical College Hospital Assistant Prof Dr Muhammad Ahmed from Airport road in Quetta on July 31, reports Daily Times. Police sources said that the doctor was on his way when the armed men intercepted his vehicle at gunpoint and took him away to an undisclosed location.
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*Data till , May 02, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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